Requires a Public Service Commission certificate before a data center may begin operations in South Carolina. Creates a certification process, hearing record, approval criteria, operational efficiency standards, water efficiency standards, annual reporting, infrastructure adequacy assessments, environmental impact assessments, utility rate and cost-allocation review, decommissioning requirements, and noise/vibration/light mitigation.
Data Center Siting Act
Overview
Requires a Public Service Commission certificate before a data center may begin operations in South Carolina. Creates a certification process, hearing record, approval criteria, operational efficiency standards, water efficiency standards, annual reporting, infrastructure adequacy assessments, environmental impact assessments, utility rate and cost-allocation review, decommissioning requirements, and noise/vibration/light mitigation.
Why This Matters
Creates a public hearing record and PSC certification — giving communities a formal voice before projects begin operation.
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Creates a public hearing record and PSC certification — giving communities a formal voice before projects begin operation.
Certification process adds clarity for supply-chain planning, but timelines may delay vendor engagement windows.
Adds a PSC certification gate before operations can begin — extending project delivery timelines.
Directly addresses utility oversight, public rate impacts, infrastructure adequacy, and cost-allocation review — the strongest ratepayer protection mechanism.
Strongest utility oversight and ratepayer protection. PSC certification creates a formal public hearing record.
PSC certification could become a bottleneck delaying responsible projects; duplicative with S.867 if both pass.
Track closely because it directly addresses utility oversight, public rate impacts, and infrastructure adequacy.
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SC Digital Infrastructure Alliance. "Data Center Siting Act" (S.902). Policy & Legislative Intelligence Center. 2026.
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