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Cielo Cherokee County campus

Cielo Digital Infrastructure, a private operator, has announced Cielo Cherokee County campus, a data center project in Gaffney, SC. Reported capacity is 300 MW with an estimated investment of $2.1 billion. Four ~400,000 sq ft facilities plus substation at Ford Road, Gaffney; up to 300MW; initial operations targeted year-end 2028.

300 MWPlanned capacity

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Project status

Announced Jun 24, 2025
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South Carolina state legislation

SB2128 - Data center infrastructure cost requirement (crossfile)Legislationdatacenterbans.comCrossfile of HB1847 requiring data center owner/operator to pay full infrastructure cost.Download
HF4173 - Data center exemption modificationsLegislationdatacenterbans.comModifies data center tax exemptions and maintains certain defined terms.Download
H5215 - Data Center Utility CostsLegislationdatacenterbans.comAddresses utility cost allocation for data centers.Download
HB1601 - Data center site assessment for high energy use facilitiesLegislationdatacenterbans.comRequires site assessment of sound profile, water, and agricultural-resource effects for high energy use facility data centers.Download
H. 5286 & H. 5526Moratoriumfas.orgSouth Carolina bills imposing a statewide moratorium on data center permits and incentives until January 1, 2028.Download
H5286 - Freeze on new data center approvals until 2028Moratoriumdatacenterbans.comProhibits governmental entities from granting final approval for new data center applications, permits, or incentives until January 1, 2028.Download
S0867 - Data Center DevelopmentLegislationlegiscan.comScrivener's error corrected May 6, 2026Description comingDownload
S0902 - Data CentersLegislationlegiscan.comIn committee Feb 10, 2026Description comingDownload
H4583 - The South Carolina Data Center Responsibility ActLegislationlegiscan.comMember(s) request name added as… Feb 18, 2026Description comingDownload
H5526 - Data Center MoratoriumMoratoriumlegiscan.comIn committee Apr 14, 2026Description comingDownload

Site details

Operator: Cielo Digital Infrastructure
County: Cherokee County, SC
Capacity: 300 MW
Address: Gaffney, SC
Stage: Announced

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