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EC Near Spartanburg Water System

Greenfield

Spartanburg County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
56.8
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Near Spartanburg Water System is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, scoring 56.8/100 DC Readiness — 50th of 71 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the BROAD RIVER ELECTRIC COOP, INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.9 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityBROAD RIVER ELECTRIC COOP, INCcooperativefavorable to large load · state default

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 IXPDartPoints Spartanburg, SC - SPA1
IXP distance8.2 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage56.3%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance177.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerGEORGIA POWER CO
Land contactSpartanburg County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability0.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water
Former usenear retired oil plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintModerate (40/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index90.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDartPoints Spartanburg, SC - SPA1
DC distance8.2 mi
Nearest rail3.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.8 mi
Nearest fiber route164.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.74¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.63¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$9,453

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 EC Near Spartanburg Water System compare with other sites in Spartanburg County?

EC Near Spartanburg Water System ranks 50th of 71 scored candidate sites in Spartanburg County. Its 56.8/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 58.4. It is roughly in line with 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 fiber connectivity (82 vs 71) and its weakest is natural hazard (35 vs 59). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Near Spartanburg Water System to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is DartPoints Spartanburg, SC - SPA1 at 8.2 miles. 13 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is DartPoints Spartanburg, SC - SPA1, 8.2 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Spartanburg Water System?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.80 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Spartanburg 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%
82
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk7%
84
Natural hazard6%
35
Buildability7%
0
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
88
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Spartanburg Water System
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PEACH VALLEY TIESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs65.9
TIGER TIESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs65.8
OZ SpartanburgGreenfield——3.9 yrs65.4
UNKNOWN114657Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW3.9 yrs61.3
UNKNOWN114398Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW3.9 yrs61.3
INMANSubstation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW3.9 yrs61.3
UNKNOWN114632Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs61.1
OZ SpartanburgGreenfield——3.9 yrs61.0

EC Near Spartanburg Water System: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Spartanburg Water System?

EC Near Spartanburg Water System scores 56.8/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 50th of 71 scored sites in Spartanburg County. The Spartanburg County average is 58.4 and the South Carolina average is 57.1.

Which electric utility serves EC Near Spartanburg Water System?

BROAD RIVER ELECTRIC COOP, INC (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is EC Near Spartanburg Water System in?

EC Near Spartanburg Water System is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.9-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near Spartanburg Water System in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.

Who owns EC Near Spartanburg Water System?

Parcel records list the owner as GEORGIA POWER CO (private land).

How far is EC Near Spartanburg Water System from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is DartPoints Spartanburg, SC - SPA1, about 8.2 miles away; 13 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, “EC Near Spartanburg Water System, Spartanburg County, SC”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/south-carolina/spartanburg-county/ec-near-spartanburg-water-system-969b2e88 (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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