- Utilities across South Carolina are expanding power infrastructure to meet growing demand from data centers.
- Duke Energy says new large-load customers pay upfront infrastructure costs to help protect existing ratepayers.
- Data centers require unprecedented amounts of electricity, with some requesting up to one gigawatt of power.
- Utilities and electric cooperatives are investing in new generation and grid upgrades to support economic growth and reliability.
Data Center Map claims there are 46 data centers listed in South Carolina. Of those, 63% are in Charleston and Spartanburg.
Other sources, such as Datacenters.com, list 19 data centers in South Carolina, with the majority in Columbia and Greenville.
Even with scattered numbers of just how many data centers are built or under development in the state, there is no question that they are here and demanding energy resources…