Data center proposals on the decline, according to SC utility companies

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: March 11, 2026

Words: 1,215

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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COLUMBIA — Fewer data center firms are weighing locations in South Carolina, utility officials told senators Tuesday.

Officials from the state’s two publicly traded utilities said they’ve seen the number of data center proposals on their waitlists sink. Their testimony came as senators consider regulating the growing industry in the state.

“A lot of data centers have dropped out in the last year, out of our spreadsheets,” Jonathan Yarborough, a lobbyist with Dominion Energy’s South …

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