Data centers and new power in South Carolina
19.8 GW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in South Carolina — 194 requests across 39 counties. That is the 18th largest amount of any state. 41 projects are built, 478 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.
What is happening with electricity in South Carolina
Every new power plant, battery or big customer has to join a waiting list before it can plug into the grid. This is what that list looks like in South Carolina right now.
Where every request ever filed here ended up
Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on. That is normal, not a warning sign for South Carolina.
What kind of power is asking to connect
By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.
All the numbers
714 requests ever filed
Source: the interconnection queues of every transmission provider operating in South Carolina. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 14 October 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.
Waiting to connect, by type of power
| Type | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Natural gas | 49 | 8.5 GW |
| Solar | 115 | 8.3 GW |
| Batteries | 19 | 2.2 GW |
| Other | 8 | 537 MW |
| Hydro | 2 | 160 MW |
| Nuclear | 1 | 40 MW |
Who runs the waiting list in South Carolina
Counties in South Carolina
39 with power on the waiting list
Every county with at least five requests on file. Open one to check an address, or see the schools near any mapped data center.
| County | Waiting | Capacity queued | Already built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleton County | 19 | 5.7 GW | 0 MW |
| Rowan County | 4 | 2.6 GW | 0 MW |
| Anderson County | 18 | 1.9 GW | 0 MW |
| Williamsburg County | 14 | 1.2 GW | 0 MW |
| Darlington County | 20 | 1.2 GW | 2 MW |
| Berkeley County | 6 | 1.0 GW | 2.9 GW |
| Aiken County | 10 | 657 MW | 75 MW |
| Georgetown County | 7 | 561 MW | 1.4 GW |
| Hampton County | 6 | 550 MW | 0 MW |
| Marion County | 10 | 535 MW | 2 MW |
| Orangeburg County | 6 | 452 MW | 0 MW |
| Lee County | 4 | 410 MW | 0 MW |
| Chesterfield County | 6 | 401 MW | 75 MW |
| Dorchester County | 2 | 398 MW | 20 MW |
| Richland County | 3 | 376 MW | 75 MW |
| Saluda County | 3 | 335 MW | 0 MW |
| Chester County | 6 | 312 MW | 0 MW |
| Marlboro County | 5 | 310 MW | 126 MW |
| Newberry County | 2 | 271 MW | 0 MW |
| Charleston County | 2 | 263 MW | 0 MW |
| Greenwood County | 6 | 253 MW | 0 MW |
| Jasper County | 2 | 234 MW | 75 MW |
| Barnwell County | 3 | 224 MW | 0 MW |
| Sumter County | 1 | 200 MW | 0 MW |
| Fairfield County | 4 | 167 MW | 318 MW |
Key dates for projects here
no dated windows published
| Queue | What closes | Closes | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERC | FERC large-load show cause — stakeholder comments on RTO responses Comments on the six RTO/ISO responses to the FPA section 206 show-cause orders of 18 June 2026 (PJM EL26-67, SPP EL26-68, NYISO EL26-69, MISO EL26-70… | No date published yet | unconfirmed source |
| FERC | FERC RM26-4 — generic large-load rulemaking Still at ANOPR stage. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
| FERC | Georgia PSC - Georgia Power must file large-load contracts 30 days before execution A standing obligation rather than a dated one: large-load contracts must be filed with the commission at least 30 days before they are executed. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
A date marked confirmed was checked by a person against the authority's own tariff, order or form page. Anything else is listed so you know it exists, with a link so you can check it yourself. Full calendar.
Data center campuses recorded in South Carolina
1 listed
| Campus | Operator | Reported demand |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Aiken | Meta | 69 MW |
Tagged as a data center by our classification, not by the operator’s own statement. Only campuses with coordinates can be mapped.
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