Moratorium tracker
Data center moratoriums in South Carolina
3 moratorium actions in 3 jurisdictions in South Carolina, newest first: 3 adopted, extended or announced. Each entry links to its source.
Is there a data center moratorium in South Carolina?
No statewide pause for South Carolina is in the tracker; the actions on this page are local. Locally, 3 jurisdictions adopted, extended or announced a pause: Spartanburg County, Anderson County and Greenwood County.
Statuses are as of each source’s date; check with the jurisdiction before relying on one.
- Moratorium actions
- 3
- Jurisdictions
- 3
- Adopted, extended or announced
- 3
- Rejected, lifted or set aside
- 0
Every tracked South Carolina moratorium
| Jurisdiction | Action | Length | What the source says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spartanburg County South Carolina · county |
Adopted Sep 2026 |
one year | One-year freeze on new data centers, with strict conditions for any facilities attempting to build in the county. FOX CarolinaSource excerpt“Spartanburg County Council voted 5-1 Monday night to approve a one-year freeze on new data centers, adding strict conditions for any facilities attempting to build in the county.” |
| Anderson County South Carolina · county |
Adopted Aug 2026 |
six months | Six-month moratorium on data centers (final reading, per the headline). FOX CarolinaSource excerpt“Anderson County Council passed a six-month moratorium on data centers Tuesday night.” |
| Greenwood County South Carolina · county |
Adopted Jul 2026 |
one year | One-year moratorium on data centers; 4-3 vote on third and final reading. FOX CarolinaSource excerpt“Councilmembers voted 4-3 on Tuesday on the third and final reading of the ordinance.” |
Dates are the date of the vote or order where the source gives one; otherwise the entry shows when it was reported. Lengths, end dates and scope appear only where the cited source states them. Expand any row for a verbatim excerpt from its source.
Tracked projects in these jurisdictions
| Project | Status | Jurisdiction and action |
|---|---|---|
| Valara Holdings High Performance Compute Center Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC | Under construction | Spartanburg County: adopted Sep 2026 |
Matched by county, city or the project a source names. Being inside a jurisdiction with a moratorium does not mean a project is covered; many pauses exempt applications already filed or approved, and a county pause usually leaves incorporated towns free to decide. Where a source states an exemption, it is quoted in the table above.
Moratorium actions in South Carolina project records
| Date | Action | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2026 | County Council unanimously adopts Digital Infrastructure Overlay District, partially repealing the moratorium Live 5 News (WCSC) | Project Boulder Walterboro, Colleton County, SC |
| Jul 2026 | County adopts six-month moratorium on data center development Live 5 News (WCSC) | Project Boulder Walterboro, Colleton County, SC |
Permanent rules in South Carolina
No South Carolina ordinance or state law written for data centers is in the rules tracker yet.
More on South Carolina
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South Carolina data center moratoriums: common questions
Is there a data center moratorium in South Carolina?
No statewide pause for South Carolina is in the tracker; the actions on this page are local. Locally, 3 jurisdictions adopted, extended or announced a pause: Spartanburg County, Anderson County and Greenwood County. Statuses are as of each source's date; check with the jurisdiction before relying on one.
How many South Carolina communities have paused data centers?
The tracker records 3 local governments in South Carolina that adopted, extended or announced a data center pause. The tracker lists actions confirmed in a published notice or news report, so it is a floor rather than a complete census.
How long do data center moratoriums in South Carolina last?
Where the source states a length, South Carolina pauses run from six months (Anderson County) to one year (Spartanburg County).
Which tracked data center projects are in South Carolina jurisdictions with a moratorium?
Valara Holdings High Performance Compute Center. Sitting inside a jurisdiction with a moratorium does not mean a project is covered: many pauses exempt applications already filed or approved, and a county pause usually leaves incorporated towns free to decide.
Know of a South Carolina moratorium we’re missing? Email [email protected] with a link to the official notice or a report.
Cite this page
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.
| APA | Data Center Census. (2026). Data center moratoriums in South Carolina. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/moratoriums/south-carolina |
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| MLA | “Data center moratoriums in South Carolina.” Data Center Census, Sep 23, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/moratoriums/south-carolina. |
| Link | https://datacentercensus.com/moratoriums/south-carolina |
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