POWEREDBYWHO
· STATE FILE · SC
EIA RATE DATA AS OF 2026-02
FOLLOW THE MONEY IN
South Carolina
6 data-center projects on file — 1.6 GW of nameplate capacity, $5.8B in announced investment. Federal data on what residents are paying for the grid to serve them, sourced from the EIA Electric Power Monthly.
Avg residential bill
$183
/ month
Per household · 2026-02
Sales to industrial
27.4%
of state kWh
Factories + data centers · 2026-02
Residential rate rank
#22
of 51
Mid-pack on residential price
10yr rate climb
+34%
#34 of 51
Climbed slower than the US since 2016
Largest power plant
2.60 GW
· nuclear
Oconee · Oconee County
§ 01
What residents pay
EIA · Electric Power Monthly
South Carolina · residential · latest
16.15¢/kWh
↑ +11.4% YoY
As of Single month · 2026-02
South Carolina · residential · 2026 YTD avg
15.76¢/kWh
↑ +11.4% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
US national · residential · 2026 YTD avg
17.54¢/kWh
↑ +8.5% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
§ 02
How the grid runs
Net generation · 2026-02
Where South Carolina's electricity actually comes from. Each fuel source as a share of total state generation in the most recent reported month.
SOUTH CAROLINA · GENERATION MIX · 2026-02
8.05 TWh net · all sectors
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Supply vs demand
EIA-860M generator inventory · projects pipeline
South Carolina is staring at an 680 MW energy shortfall: 1.6 GW of data-center load is under construction or permitted in the state, but utilities have only 885 MW of new generation in the EIA-860M pipeline to serve it. The largest plant in the supply pipeline is May Renewables in Orangeburg County — 200 MW of solar across 2 units, first online 2028-06.
Two bars, one scale. Demand is sorted by certainty — under construction first, then permitted, then proposed. The dashed rule marks where the supply pipeline runs out; everything to the right of it is demand on file with no supply filed against it.
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Data-center load
6 projects
Projects on file
6
published (excludes draft / archived)
Nameplate MW
1.56 GW
≈ 7 GWh/yr at 50% load
Announced investment
$5.8B
aggregate disclosed capex
§ 05
Local voices on data centers
2 statements
SUPPORT · 2024-09
“Google's investment strengthens South Carolina's position as an emerging leader in technology and innovation.”
— Gov. Henry McMaster (R)SOURCE ↗
SUPPORT · 2025-01
“I believe that restarting these two reactors will not only help fuel our state's future power needs but will also usher in a nuclear power renaissance across the country.”
— Gov. Henry McMaster (R)SOURCE ↗
§ 07
Follow the money in South Carolina
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.
Follow the money in SC
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.