Canadys Steam

Brownfield

Dorchester, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
67.1
Good / 100

Canadys Steam is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Dorchester, South Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 67.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 490 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity490 MW
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/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 distance31.0 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage62.3%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance36.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerDominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability85.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Barren Land
Former usecoal
Existing capacity490 MW
Retirement date2013-11-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteDOMINION ENERGY SC CANADYS STATION
Hazard sub-score50/100
Construction cost index81.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDartPoints Charleston, SC - CHS1
DC distance31.0 mi
Nearest rail0.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.4 mi
Nearest fiber route183.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.45¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.26¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$3,959

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%
48
Speed to power15%
70
Fiber connectivity12%
68
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
81
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
85
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
70
Land / acreage3%
58
Construction cost3%
82
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Canadys Steam
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN156792Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs71.2
TAP142310Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs70.9
UNKNOWN121813Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs70.0
TAP150944Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs69.0
UNKNOWN150600Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs68.6
UNKNOWN120983Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs68.5
Greenfield (UNKNOWN120998 - CANADYS)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs68.2
UNKNOWN121810Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs68.1

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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