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Google South Carolina

Under Construction

Google · Berkeley County, SC

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Summary

Google South Carolina in Berkeley County, SC is planned at 800 MW and about $9 billion, and is under construction, with a 2027 target as of October 2026. It ranks 38th of 56 tracked US mega projects by planned capacity, 0.8% of the 106.2 GW national total. The capacity figure is malachi.energy estimate; the investment figure is developer-stated campus cost. Confidence is medium: one figure is reported, estimated, or scoped differently than the campus. It is the only mega project Malachi.Energy tracks in South Carolina.

Key figures

Planned capacity

800 MW

Malachi.Energy estimate

Announced investment

$9 billion

Developer-stated campus cost

Status

Under construction

As of October 2026

Target year

2027

First load or full build per source

Where the figures come from

Capacity basis
Malachi.Energy estimate
Investment basis
Developer-stated campus cost
Nearest high-voltage transmission
The campus sits 0.5 miles from the nearest 230 kV transmission line, owned by South Carolina Electric&Gas Company, per HIFLD transmission data current to September 2023, computed 2026-10-02. 10 line segments rated 230 kV or higher pass within 5 miles of the campus, the highest at 230 kV. Source: HIFLD
Location basis
Campus footprint identified. The coordinate marks the campus, so distance facts on this page are measured from it. Location source: OpenStreetMap, Google Berkeley County Data Center.
Confidence
Medium: one figure is reported, estimated, or scoped differently than the campus.
Counted in headline totals
Yes. The investment figure is developer-stated campus cost and is comparable across projects.
Primary source
Data Center Dynamics, October 2025
Last verified
, dataset version 2026-10-03. Re-checked whenever the project list is refreshed.

Basis and confidence definitions are in the directory methodology.

What is known

Google's $9B expansion across Berkeley and Dorchester Counties, building on operations dating back to 2007.

Location

Site
Berkeley County, SC
Coordinates
33.06, -80.04
State directory
Data centers in South Carolina (15 verified facilities)

Other tracked projects in South Carolina

This is the only mega project Malachi.Energy tracks in South Carolina.

Cite this record

Rein, Malachi (2026). Google South Carolina (Berkeley County, SC). In US Data Center Directory, dataset version 2026-10-03. Malachi.Energy. https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/google-south-carolina

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  author = {Rein, Malachi},
  title = {Google South Carolina (Berkeley County, SC)},
  howpublished = {US Data Center Directory, Malachi.Energy},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Dataset version 2026-10-03. Capacity basis: Malachi.Energy estimate. Investment basis: Developer-stated campus cost.},
  url = {https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/google-south-carolina}
}

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Figures are planned capacity and announced investment from public filings and reporting, not delivered power or audited spend. Capacity basis: malachi.energy estimate. Investment basis: developer-stated campus cost. Dataset version . Maintained by Malachi Rein for Malachi.Energy.