Google Berkeley County Data Center

Google Berkeley County Data Center is a data center operated by Google in Goose Creek, SC, US. It carries a reported power capacity of 200.0 MW and is currently operational. It sits in the Goose Creek data-center market on the SERC grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 19.5-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.

Power
200.0 MW
Status
Operational
Market
Goose Creek
State
SC
Country
US

Market intelligence

AVOID

Data Center Power Index verdict for Goose Creek — the market this facility sits in.

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Market context

DC Hub analyst read on Goose Creek — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).

Goose Creek's data center market consists of a single 200 MW facility operated by Google, representing a highly concentrated and mature deployment with minimal diversification. The market's excess-power score of 35/100 indicates tight supply relative to local demand, while the constraint rating of 37/100 suggests meaningful limitations on expansion or operational flexibility—likely stemming from grid infrastructure, land availability, or permitting friction. This combination yields a clear AVOID verdict for prospective investors. For acquisition-focused buyers and operators, the AVOID rating signals structural headwinds that outweigh the apparent tightness in power availability. While a low excess-power score might superficially suggest scarcity value, the constraint metric reveals why: the market cannot easily absorb or support new capacity. This is not a supply-constrained opportunity…

Location

Area Goose Creek, SC, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketGoose Creek
Grid operatorSERC
Data Center Power IndexAVOID
Est. time to power19.5 months
LocationGoose Creek, US
Reported capacity200.0 MW
Nearest substationwithin 1 km

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Google Berkeley County Data Center in public peering records. Treat this as a map of who is there, not as a list of contracted cross-connects — availability, diversity and pricing are the operator’s to confirm.

Google LLC

Source: PeeringDB carrier-to-facility records, matched to this site by location. A network listed here may sit in a neighbouring hall or an adjacent building at the same address, so presence is reported for the location rather than for a single suite.

Power generation nearby

DC Hub tracks 11 operating generating units totalling 3,468 MW within about 50 km of Goose Creek, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Coal3,023 MW · 5 units · 87%
Hydropower229 MW · 2 units · 7%
Oil/Gas187 MW · 2 units · 5%
Bioenergy22 MW · 1 unit · 1%
Utility-Scale Solar6 MW · 1 unit · 0%

Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.

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