{"id":2982,"date":"2026-07-10T12:06:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T12:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2982"},"modified":"2026-07-10T12:06:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T12:06:51","slug":"is-a-data-center-operating-or-planned-in-your-sc-county-heres-a-map-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2982","title":{"rendered":"Is a data center operating or planned in your SC county? Here\u2019s a map"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do you know about other local data center ordinances in South Carolina? Have any information about proposed data center developments? Send an email to lvaleski@thestate.com.<\/i><\/p>\n

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As some embrace and others reject new data center development in South Carolina, it can be difficult to know where the more than 20 warehouses used to power AI and other digital services are showing up in the state.<\/p>\n

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Some residents want to keep new data centers out of their communities, citing fears that the infrastructure could raise energy bills, use too much water or create noise pollution.<\/p>\n

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But others say they are essential to power modern digital services and can bring in additional local revenue, even when the projects receive tax breaks.<\/p>\n

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\u201cData centers are a foundational infrastructure for today\u2019s digital economy,\u201d said Will Williams, president of the Western South Carolina Economic Development Partnership. \u201cThere is nothing you or I do that a data center is not involved with.\u201d Williams\u2019 organization works with three data center developments, including Meta\u2019s Aiken County proposal.<\/p>\n

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Figuring out where proposed and operating data centers are in South Carolina is tricky. The state Department of Commerce doesn\u2019t track new data center development, according to testimony from Secretary Harry Lightsey earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe agency does not track or have a complete list of all data \u201chubs\u201d or centers in the state,\u201d Alex Clark, a spokesperson for the Department of Commerce wrote in an email Thursday. The agency does keep track of data centers that request a sales tax exemption, but it doesn\u2019t necessarily provide an accurate picture of how many actually set up shop in South Carolina.<\/p>\n

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However, several industry organizations track data center development in South Carolina, including Data Center Map and Cleanview. The State used the public data, in addition to interviews, news releases, county records and media reports, to compile a map of several planned and operational data centers in South Carolina.<\/p>\n

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Some proposals or data centers may not be included due to a lack of immediately available information.<\/p>\n

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Withdrawn projects, including a TigerDC data center in Spartanburg and others in Marion and Kershaw Counties, are not included in the map. Another large data center campus in Colleton County first made public late last year is also pending and not shown in the map. The project, slated for the ACE Basin, received pushback from lawmakers and the public this winter.<\/p>\n

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