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C E Phillips Farms

Industrial

Sumter County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
50.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

C E Phillips Farms is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Sumter County, South Carolina, scoring 50.5/100 DC Readiness — 35th of 35 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the BLACK RIVER ELECTRIC COOP, INC - (SC) service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.9 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityBLACK RIVER ELECTRIC COOP, INC - (SC)cooperativefavorable 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 Columbia, SC - CAE1
IXP distance56.4 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage64.0%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial
Land contactSumter County County Assessor

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterDartPoints Columbia, SC - CAE1
DC distance56.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.62¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.68¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$3,581

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 C E Phillips Farms compare with other sites in Sumter County?

C E Phillips Farms ranks 35th of 35 scored candidate sites in Sumter County. Its 50.5/100 is about 11% below the county average of 56.8. 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 (56 vs 71). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is C E Phillips Farms to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is DartPoints Columbia, SC - CAE1 at 56.4 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is DartPoints Columbia, SC - CAE1, 56.4 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at C E Phillips Farms?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Sumter 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%
56
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
84
Natural hazard6%
60
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near C E Phillips Farms
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN120864Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs62.2
UNKNOWN120918Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs62.1
UNKNOWN170256Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs62.0
UNKNOWN162644Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs62.0
UNKNOWN120866Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs61.9
UNKNOWN120886Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs61.7
UNKNOWN120857Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs59.4
UNKNOWN120856Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs59.3

C E Phillips Farms: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of C E Phillips Farms?

C E Phillips Farms scores 50.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 35th of 35 scored sites in Sumter County. The Sumter County average is 56.8 and the South Carolina average is 57.1.

Which electric utility serves C E Phillips Farms?

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

What grid region is C E Phillips Farms in?

C E Phillips Farms is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.9-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is C E Phillips Farms from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is DartPoints Columbia, SC - CAE1, about 56.4 miles away; 4 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, “C E Phillips Farms, Sumter County, SC”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/south-carolina/sumter-county/c-e-phillips-farms-3d5d9b93 (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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