Central Energy Facility

Brownfield

Oconee County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
58.2
Good / 100

Central Energy Facility is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Oconee County, South Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 58.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 5 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity5 MW
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/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 IXPDC BLOX GSP1 - DCBLOX Greenville
IXP distance29.4 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage61.6%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance191.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerClemson University - Main Campus
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity5 MW
Retirement date2018-07-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteFORMER POLICE SUBSTATION
Hazard sub-score50/100
Construction cost index69.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDartPoints Greenville, SC - GSP1
DC distance29.6 mi
Nearest rail1.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline19.9 mi
Nearest fiber route109.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.56¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.81¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$7,485

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%
23
Speed to power15%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
53
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
67
Construction cost3%
92
Gas pipeline2%
36
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Central Energy Facility
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN110410Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs69.6
Greenfield (BAD CREEK - JOCASSEE TIE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs66.7
Greenfield (UNKNOWN110410 - SOUTH HALL)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs62.7
TAP152490Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs61.0
TAP152491Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs60.7
Greenfield (UNKNOWN110410 - SOUTH HALL)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs60.7
Greenfield (UNKNOWN110410 - SOUTH HALL)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs60.4
UNKNOWN112108Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs59.5

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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