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Former Pickens Rail Depot

Industrial

Pickens County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
56.0
Good / 100

Former Pickens Rail Depot is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Pickens County, South Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 56.0/100 DC Readiness and a 1.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait1.0 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDC BLOX GSP1 - DCBLOX Greenville
IXP distance20.9 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage50.0%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score60/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterDartPoints Greenville, SC - GSP1
DC distance21.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.34¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.73¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$9,117

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
75
Fiber connectivity12%
73
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
84
Natural hazard8%
60
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Former Pickens Rail Depot
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
JOCASSEE TIESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs64.7
CENTRAL TIESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs62.2
EC Near Cornell DubilierGreenfield3.7 yrs60.1
EC Near Cornell DubilierGreenfield3.7 yrs59.8
UNKNOWN112188Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW1.0 yrs59.8
EC Near Central Energy FacilityGreenfield3.7 yrs59.2
EC Near Cornell DubilierGreenfield3.7 yrs59.2
EC Near Cornell DubilierGreenfield3.7 yrs58.7

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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