OZ Newberry

Greenfield

Newberry County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
61.2
Good / 100

OZ Newberry is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Newberry County, South Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 61.2/100 DC Readiness and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDartPoints Columbia, SC - CAE1
IXP distance41.6 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage83.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance121.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerSOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC&GAS CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteNEWBERRY SCHOOL BUS SHOP
Hazard sub-score50/100
Construction cost index75.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDartPoints Columbia, SC - CAE1
DC distance41.6 mi
Nearest rail0.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.3 mi
Nearest fiber route145.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.90¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.86¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$3,891

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment; fee-in-lieu of property tax for $50M+ investments.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
67
Fiber connectivity12%
73
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
89
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
64
Construction cost3%
87
Gas pipeline2%
90
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Newberry County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near OZ Newberry
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP152618Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs68.2
UNKNOWN117190Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs67.0
TAP152562Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs67.0
TAP152561Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs65.5
UNKNOWN116988Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.1
UNKNOWN115989Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.5
UNKNOWN114773Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs63.3
POMARIASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.0

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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