Eagle Rock Partners Colleton County Data Center, in order
What happened with this project, oldest first: the stages it reached, what the county and its cities decided, and every dated step on the record. Each entry links its source.
5 events, December 19, 2025 to September 14, 2026. Also on the record, under the month each belongs to: 2 figures from other sources and 6 lines that are not events of their own. The facts, newest first: the record; the place: South Carolina.
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Stages
2025 1 event
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proposed
Eagle Rock Partners proposes a 860 acre, nine building, 1,000 megawatt data center campus four miles southeast of Walterboro in Colleton County, requiring a zoning exception and drawing community opposition over water and power concerns. [1]
2026 4 events
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Decision · Colleton County (county)
Colleton County Council approved six month moratorium on data centers in early July 2026 blufftontoday.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Colleton County (county)
The council passed a six month moratorium on data centers back in July. But that moratorium is now partially repealed and no longer applies west of Interstate 95, or in areas already zoned industrial with this overlay. live5news.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Colleton County (county)
Colleton County Planning Commission and Council approved first reading on August 10, 2026 of ordinance for digital infrastructure overlay related to data centers blufftontoday.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Colleton County (county)
Colleton County Council unanimously approved Digital Infrastructure Overlay ordinance on September 14, 2026, allowing data centers in designated zones after having a moratorium. walterborolive.com (opens in a new tab)
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Also in September 2026: 2 figures from other sources and 6 lines that are not events of their own
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Decision · Colleton County (county)
Miles Crosby and another resident sued to block a proposed 859 acre data center campus in Colleton County South Carolina latimes.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Colleton County (county)
Developments under the overlay would also need at least 300 acres of land to be approved. live5news.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Colleton County (county)
It also requires data centers to use closed loop water or air cooled cooling systems. live5news.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Colleton County (county)
The new overlay does set limits: a 65 decibel noise cap and 200 foot buffer setbacks. live5news.com (opens in a new tab)
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Decision · Colleton County (county)
County Council voted unanimously to approve a controversial zoning change that opens the door to data centers across much of the county's rural land, through a new Digital Infrastructure Overlay District. live5news.com (opens in a new tab)
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Figure · latimes.com
859 acres: Colleton County South Carolina data center proposal would have been 859 acres latimes.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet
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Figure · Walterboro Live
1 GW: The ordinance allows data centers to be built on Mount Carmel Road and potentially a 1 gigawatt facility using electricity equivalent to 1 million homes. Walterboro Live (opens in a new tab) news outlet
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Decision · Colleton County (county)
Colleton County and Fairfield County are considering similar data center moratoriums southcarolinapublicradio.org (opens in a new tab)
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- Stage
- proposed
- Events on the timeline
- 5
- Under the months
- 8
- Stage changes
- 1
- Decisions
- 10
- Statements
- 0
- Figures
- 2
- Entries and decisions under the months
- 6