Is a Data Center Coming

Colleton County, SC

Eagle Rock Partners Smoaks project

Eagle Rock Partners. Withdrawn. 1000 MW.

A roughly 1,000 megawatt data center proposed on timberland near Smoaks in the ACE Basin watershed. After about 400 residents opposed it at a December 2025 hearing the developer did not reapply; the county passed a six month moratorium and is drafting an overlay district critics say may accommodate a future project on the same land.

Status
Withdrawn
Operator
Eagle Rock Partners
Applicant on record
Eagle Rock Partners
Location
Smoaks, Colleton County, SC (approximate, city center)
Size
1000 MW, 800 acres
Cooling
Not reported
Utility
Not reported
First reported
2025-11
Last updated
August 12, 2026

Sources

What it would mean nearby

The cooling design has not been reported. If it uses evaporative cooling, a 1000 MW facility would draw roughly 3.2 million to 11.4 million gallons of water a day, about what 36,500 households use.

For a noise estimate and the three distance rings, check your own address.

Other tracked projects within 25 miles

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