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OZ Orangeburg

Greenfield

Orangeburg County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
60.6
Good / 100

OZ Orangeburg is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 60.6/100 DC Readiness and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh
UtilityDOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA, INCinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 25 MWSchedule GS-5 (large general service, ≥25 MW) · 85% min take · 14 yr

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDartPoints Charleston, SC - CHS1
IXP distance29.6 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage57.6%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance23.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactOrangeburg County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability40.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Evergreen Forest

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index101.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterGoogle
DC distance26.5 mi
Nearest rail2.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.9 mi
Nearest fiber route120.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity14.02¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.03¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$3,291

Regulatory climate

Favorablestate posture · as of 2026-08

Southeast, DC-friendly with active incentives and vertically-integrated utilities.

DC tax incentiveYes

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

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
67
Fiber connectivity12%
66
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
60
Buildability7%
40
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
75
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
66
Gas pipeline2%
97
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Orangeburg
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN154228Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.8
UNKNOWN120920Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.7
UNKNOWN123113Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.7
DEADEND167381Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs60.4
UNKNOWN122997Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs60.4
TAP142296Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs60.4
UNKNOWN122998Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs60.4
TAP142298Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs60.3

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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