Former Mine Datacenter Sites in South Carolina
At a glance
Decommissioned or active mining land. Mine sites often retain heavy electrical service and water rights from prior operations, and many sit near coal-plant substations now freeing up grid capacity.
Top former mine sites in South Carolina
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Site | Former Mine | York County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Lexington County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.2 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Greenville County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Lexington County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Horry County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Lexington County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Lexington County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Aiken County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Charleston County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Lancaster County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Berkeley County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.2 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Horry County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.2 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Aiken County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.2 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Horry County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Spartanburg County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Dorchester County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Spartanburg County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 54.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | York County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 54.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Richland County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 54.2 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Charleston County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 54.2 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Colleton County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 54.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Cherokee County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 54.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Colleton County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 54.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Spartanburg County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 54.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Richland County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 53.9 |
How does South Carolina compare with other states for former mine sites?
With 78 sites, South Carolina ranks 46th of the 50 states that have any former mine candidate sites. Kentucky leads with 5,049. Nationally, former mine sites average 49.7/100 DC Readiness, below the 53.0 average across all site types. Across every site type, South Carolina averages 57.1, the 2nd-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 3.9 years.
Where are the highest-scoring former mine sites in South Carolina?
The top 25 range from 56.4 to 53.9 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Lexington County (4), Horry County (3), Spartanburg County (3) and York County (2). By grid region, 25 are in SERC.
County pages: Lexington County · Horry County · Spartanburg County · York County
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these former mine sites have?
Their counties have a median of 10 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 21 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 3.9 years. 1 of the 2 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone.
Frequently asked questions
How many former mine datacenter sites are in South Carolina?
GridCensus catalogs 78 former mine datacenter candidate sites in South Carolina, 0.3% of the national total for this type (46th of 50 states).
What is a former mine datacenter site?
Decommissioned or active mining land. Mine sites often retain heavy electrical service and water rights from prior operations, and many sit near coal-plant substations now freeing up grid capacity.
What is the best former mine datacenter site in South Carolina?
By DC Readiness Score, Mine Site in York County ranks first at 56.4/100, followed by Mine Site in Lexington County at 56.2.
Which South Carolina counties have the best former mine sites?
The top 25 former mine sites in South Carolina are concentrated in Lexington County (4), Horry County (3), Spartanburg County (3) and York County (2).
How does South Carolina score for datacenters overall?
All 2,061 scored sites in South Carolina average 57.1/100 DC Readiness, the 2nd-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on former mine sites and South Carolina
Former Mine sites in other states
- Former Mine sites in Kentucky· 5,049 sites
- Former Mine sites in Pennsylvania· 3,356 sites
- Former Mine sites in West Virginia· 2,495 sites
- Former Mine sites in Virginia· 1,614 sites
- Former Mine sites in Alabama· 1,069 sites
- Former Mine sites in Texas· 935 sites
- Former Mine sites in Ohio· 925 sites
- Former Mine sites in Tennessee· 661 sites
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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 November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Former Mine datacenter sites in South Carolina”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/mine/south-carolina (data as of November 13, 2026).
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