JOCASSEE SWITCHING STATION

Substation-Adjacent

Pickens County, South Carolina · PJM

DC Readiness
63.2
Good / 100

JOCASSEE SWITCHING STATION is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Pickens County, South Carolina, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 63.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 4.3 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationJOCASSEE SWITCHING STATION
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth177
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.3 yrs
Completion rate14%
Withdrawal rate86%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPBonnie Lane
IXP distance33.2 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage42.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance204.8 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerDUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Grassland/Herbaceous

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index77.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterBonnie Lane
DC distance33.2 mi
Nearest rail12.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline20.8 mi
Nearest fiber route95.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.34¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.73¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$9,117

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%
78
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
53
Energy cost10%
82
Water risk8%
85
Natural hazard8%
60
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
85
Gas pipeline2%
33
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near JOCASSEE SWITCHING STATION
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
JOCASSEE TIESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs70.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN111199 - JOCASSEE TIE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs69.7
SHILOH SWITCHING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs69.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN111199 - JOCASSEE TIE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs68.0
JOCASSEE SWITCHING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs66.3
CENTRAL TIESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs66.2
Greenfield (UNKNOWN111199 - JOCASSEE TIE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs65.2
TAP151035Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.8

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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