SC counties enacting data center moratoriums

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: June 26, 2026

Words: 938

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Absent statewide rules, South Carolina counties are hitting pause on the development of data centers to give them time to set their own standards.

Meanwhile, hundreds of residents showed up for a three-hour meeting in downtown Spartanburg Thursday evening with state environmental regulators about a $2.8 billion data center already under development in the Upstate county.

The meeting came four days after the county council took its first, unanimous vote on a one-year moratorium …

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