Williams

Brownfield

Berkeley, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
59.9
Good / 100

Williams is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Berkeley, South Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 59.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 54 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity54 MW
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDartPoints Charleston, SC - CHS1
IXP distance10.5 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage67.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance13.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerSouth Carolina Genertg Co, Inc
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity54 MW
Retirement date2022-09-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteDOMINION ENERGY SC AM WILLIAMS STATION
Hazard sub-score50/100
Construction cost index92.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterGoogle DC
DC distance7.1 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.5 mi
Nearest fiber route213.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.24¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.55¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$3,279

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment; fee-in-lieu of property tax for $50M+ investments.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
29
Speed to power15%
53
Fiber connectivity12%
41
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
87
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
95
Land / acreage3%
59
Construction cost3%
73
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Williams
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN121163Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs76.8
UNKNOWN121093Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs72.8
TAP151839Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs72.3
UNKNOWN121593Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs72.2
TAP142311Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs72.0
UNKNOWN123040Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs71.9
UNKNOWN151829Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs71.8
UNKNOWN120970Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs71.5

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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