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Quality Stitching

Industrial

Saluda County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
50.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

Quality Stitching is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Saluda County, South Carolina, scoring 50.5/100 DC Readiness — 26th of 27 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the DOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA, INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.9 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

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
≈ 4.7 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.9 yrs
Recent queue wait4.7 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPColumbia County Community Broadband Utility
IXP distance37.9 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage93.0%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score60/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterMeta Aiken Data Center
DC distance25.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.65¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.68¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$4,440

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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How does Quality Stitching compare with other sites in Saluda County?

Quality Stitching ranks 26th of 27 scored candidate sites in Saluda County. Its 50.5/100 is about 11% below the county average of 56.5. It is about 12% below the South Carolina average of 57.1 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the South Carolina average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (60 vs 59) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (49 vs 71). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Quality Stitching to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Columbia County Community Broadband Utility at 37.9 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Meta Aiken Data Center, 25.5 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Quality Stitching?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Saluda County "Relatively High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
59
Fiber connectivity12%
49
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
84
Natural hazard6%
60
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Quality Stitching
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN117128Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs63.9
UNKNOWN116730Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs63.8
UNKNOWN118218Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs59.6
UNKNOWN116732Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs59.4
TAP162059Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs59.3
TAP142130Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs59.2
UNKNOWN170223Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs59.1
TAP153163Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs58.6

Quality Stitching: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Quality Stitching?

Quality Stitching scores 50.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 26th of 27 scored sites in Saluda County. The Saluda County average is 56.5 and the South Carolina average is 57.1.

Which electric utility serves Quality Stitching?

DOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA, INC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is SCANA CORP.

What grid region is Quality Stitching in?

Quality Stitching is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.9-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Quality Stitching from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Columbia County Community Broadband Utility, about 37.9 miles away; 5 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Quality Stitching, Saluda County, SC”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/south-carolina/saluda-county/quality-stitching-53b6c946 (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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