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South Carolina data center moratoriums

As of 31 Oct 2026, we count at least 11 local data center pauses in force in South Carolina, no bans and 4 proposals, across its counties and cities. At state level: checked, nothing found.

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Source: Grounded Compute, South Carolina moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/south-carolina/moratoriums

Every row below has its source and the date we checked it. For reporters: contact and corrections

State level · Checked, nothing found

We asked about state laws, orders and bills: checked, nothing found (31 Oct 2026).

Expiring by 30 Dec 2026

None in the next 60 days

Moratorium map · counties

Greenville County: No government or news source foundBamberg County: No pause or ban foundChester County: No government or news source foundUnion County: No pause or ban foundFlorence County: No pause or ban foundSaluda County: No pause or ban foundAnderson County: No government or news source foundGreenwood County: PauseCharleston County: No pause or ban foundYork County: PauseJasper County: No government or news source foundBeaufort County: Pause proposedChesterfield County: No government or news source foundDorchester County: No pause or ban foundClarendon County: PauseDarlington County: No pause or ban foundDillon County: No pause or ban foundGeorgetown County: No pause or ban foundHampton County: No pause or ban foundLancaster County: Pause proposedLee County: No pause or ban foundMcCormick County: No government or news source foundPickens County: No pause or ban foundSumter County: PauseAllendale County: No pause or ban foundAbbeville County: No pause or ban foundWilliamsburg County: No pause or ban foundAiken County: No pause or ban foundHorry County: No pause or ban foundColleton County: No government or news source foundLaurens County: PauseFairfield County: PauseKershaw County: PauseOconee County: No government or news source foundSpartanburg County: PauseBerkeley County: No pause or ban foundEdgefield County: No government or news source foundOrangeburg County: PauseNewberry County: PauseLexington County: Pause proposedMarlboro County: Pause proposedBarnwell County: No pause or ban foundCherokee County: No pause or ban foundMarion County: No pause or ban foundRichland County: No pause or ban foundCalhoun County: No pause or ban foundMount Pleasant (city): Pause
  • Ban: 0 counties
  • Pause (active or extended): 10 counties
  • Pause proposed: 4 counties
  • End date passed, no update found: 0 counties
  • Ended, expired or none found: 23 counties
  • No government or news source found: 9 counties
  • City: ban
  • City: pause
  • City: pause proposed
  • 46 counties checked · 31 Oct 2026
  • Cities on the tracker drawn as dots (1)
  • Schematic; outlines: US Census

Tracker · 15 bans, pauses and proposals

JurisdictionStatusCoversEndPermanent rulesSource
Pauses in force (11)
Clarendon CountyPauseSome zoning districts14 Mar 2027–wistv.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Fairfield CountyPauseAll data centers––wistv.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Greenwood CountyPauseAll data centers––wyff4.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Kershaw CountyPauseAll data centers––wistv.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Laurens CountyPauseAll data centers––wspa.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Mount Pleasant (city, Charleston)PauseAbove a size threshold: At least 1 megawatt––live5news.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Newberry CountyPauseAll data centers––newberrycounty.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Orangeburg CountyPauseAll data centers––wltx.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Spartanburg CountyPauseAbove a size threshold: Generally applies to data centers larger than 65 MW; qualifying smaller projects may proceed subject to the ordinance’s conditions.––postandcourier.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Sumter CountyPauseAll data centers–Rules draftedwistv.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
York CountyPauseOther–Rules draftedyorkcountysc.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Proposed (4)
Beaufort CountyPause proposedAll data centers–Rules draftedbeaufortcountysc.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Lancaster CountyPause proposed–––charlotteobserver.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Lexington CountyPause proposed–––postandcourier.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Marlboro CountyPause proposed–––heraldadvocate.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026

– = not found in the sources we checked

Source: Grounded Compute, South Carolina moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/south-carolina/moratoriums

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