South Carolina, year by year.
Every act on the record for South Carolina, on the day it happened, newest first by month. Under each month, one tap away, the background, plans and statements the same sources carried. The counts are the state hub's records; nothing is estimated.
The record by year
On the record as of October 27, 2026.
An act sits on the day it happened: the day its own sentence names, or the day its source gives for it. An act the record knows only from the date of the article that reported it sits under that article's month, one tap away, marked Reported with the article's date. So do background, plans and statements, which are not acts. The same act reported by several sources is one line with the reports behind it, on its day where any of them dates it. The milestones alone, for every state, are on the timeline.
22 acts on the line for South Carolina, from 112 dated lines in the records' histories and the scorecard. 41 more acts are dated only by the article that reported them and sit under their month. 4 lines report an act already listed. 45 lines are background, plans or statements. 7 lines sit on a date other than the one they were filed under, because their own sentence names the day, the month or the year it happened; each says so. Where a line sits is read from its own words and the row is never changed (how dates are read).
2026 20 acts on the line from 22 reports; 40 reported, dated only by the article; 40 lines of background, plans and statements
September 2026 9 acts on the line from 10 reports; 31 reported; 34 lines of background, plans and statements
Kershaw County Council voted unanimously to pass the final reading of the data center moratorium ordinance on Tuesday night
southcarolinapublicradio.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Spartanburg County Council approved a temporary one year moratorium for nearly all data center developments
wyff4.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
1 more report of this
- Reported September 22 Spartanburg County Council voted 5-1 to approve a one year freeze on new data centers larger than 65 megawatts foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab)
Spartanburg County Council held special meeting on Monday to discuss data center projects and vote on countywide moratorium on new data center projects
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet
Spartanburg County Council held third and final reading on proposed one year moratorium on new data center projects
foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
South Carolina Department of Environmental Services granted permit September 18 for 11 natural gas turbines generating additional 408 megawatts, bringing total capacity to 457 megawatts
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (the day its own sentence names; filed under Sep 21, 2026)
Hearing held Thursday morning on whether to halt construction of Valara data center along South Pine Street; judge took issue under advisement.
foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Greenwood County Council approved the makeup of its Data Center Regulations Ad Hoc Committee in a 6-1 vote on September 16, 2026.
indexjournal.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet
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), news outlet
Spartanburg County Council held a lengthy and heated discussion about a proposed data center on September 9, 2026, with residents voicing concerns about public safety impacts.
wspa.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Reported in September 2026, dated only by the article that carried them: 31 acts
Kershaw County enacted a one year moratorium on data center development
southcarolinapublicradio.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Laurens County approved a one year data center moratorium
wyff4.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Greenwood County approved a one year data center moratorium
wyff4.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Newberry County approved a one year data center moratorium
wyff4.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Anderson County approved a six month data center moratorium
wyff4.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Data centers of 65 megawatts or less can still build in Spartanburg County over the next year if located in established industrial parks or on former industrial sites, and cannot generate their own electricity except for emergency backup
foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
South Carolina Department of Environmental Services approved permit for data center to build and operate 11 combustion turbines
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
NorthMark's Valara Data Center revised water use to 1.2 million gallons per day average, up to 1.6 million maximum, up from original 459,000 gallons per day
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Hearing held in Spartanburg County Seventh Judicial Circuit Court to address lawsuit against Valara data center project on South Pine Street.
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Residents filed lawsuit asking court to declare Spartanburg County comply with its own land development ordinance and require Valara Holdings to obtain major land development permit.
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
South Carolina Public Service Commission dismissed legal challenge by Southern Environmental Law Center arguing the site was a power plant.
southcarolinapublicradio.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
State Circuit Court judge delayed decision on Valara data center construction in Spartanburg.
southcarolinapublicradio.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
South Carolina introduced H 5526 to forbid local data center approval until comprehensive oversight process adopted.
mashable.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Laurens County Council unanimously adopts Ordinance 1012 imposing 12 month moratorium on new data center applications and permits
golaurens.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
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), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
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), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Laurens County Council voted on a one year data center pause or moratorium.
foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
1 more report of this
- Reported September 14 Laurens County Council votes on one year data center pause. foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab)
Beaufort County council members proposed a freeze on data centers citing concerns about water, electricity and land use
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Spartanburg County Council held a special meeting on data center development
wyff4.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Laurens County Council advances moratorium on permits for new data center construction to public hearing and third final reading
myclintonnews.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Spartanburg County Council held a special called meeting on data centers
foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
South Carolina Public Service Commission ruled that private technology company generating power for its own use not subject to Utility Siting Act
myclintonnews.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
South Carolina passed ruling that power plants for data centers can be constructed without review or approval from state's regulatory commission
capitalbnews.org (opens in a new tab), news outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
County planning and development staff denied proposed data center on Jones Road citing Unified Land Management Ordinance violations and noting inability to accept second application due to moratorium under consideration
foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
County Council moved through first two readings of proposed 12 month data center moratorium; moratorium currently in effect under pending ordinance doctrine; final vote expected later this month
foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Committee held five hour meeting about a month ago with experts from power and water sectors and South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Spartanburg County Council held a second hearing on the NorthMark Data Center proposal
foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
1 more report of this
- Reported September 9 Spartanburg County Council held a second special public safety committee hearing on a potential one year moratorium on new data center developments wspa.com (opens in a new tab)
Council delayed a vote on the data center moratorium pending more information
wspa.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Valara Holdings data center initially approved as minor project, now subject to community opposition and legal challenge
foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Orangeburg and Fairfield counties hosted town halls on year long data center moratorium proposals
postandcourier.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
A one year water reporting requirement for data centers passed in the South Carolina state budget
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Also on the record for September 2026, not acts of their own: 34 lines of background, plans and statements
Kershaw County ordinance's first reading was on August 25, 2026
southcarolinapublicradio.org (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
Colleton County and Fairfield County are considering similar data center moratoriums
southcarolinapublicradio.org (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
The moratorium exempts data centers that have already received county approval, including the Valara data center currently under construction
foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
DES required quarterly emissions reporting for first year of operation; subsequent years semiannual if facility emits less than 80 percent of limits
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
June 25 DES meeting with hundreds of residents voicing objections to the data center project
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
Higher water demand figures were provided to Spartanburg Water on February 11, 2026, as part of the project's Large Water Meter Questionnaire
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
The committee will study issues surrounding data center development and make recommendations to County Council on whether data centers should be allowed and what regulations should govern them.
indexjournal.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Spartanburg County Council expected to hold third and final vote on one year data center moratorium next week.
foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Central legal issue is whether Valara project is classified as a major or minor development, which determines if approval requires public hearings.
southcarolinapublicradio.org (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Judge will decide later on request to halt Spartanburg data center construction
foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Construction on the Valara site has already begun and continues while court considers the classification decision.
southcarolinapublicradio.org (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
County will study where data centers should be allowed, setbacks, buffers, noise limits, water and wastewater requirements, electrical infrastructure, emergency services coordination, environmental impacts, and decommissioning
golaurens.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
The new overlay does set limits: a 65 decibel noise cap and 200 foot buffer setbacks.
live5news.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
It also requires data centers to use closed loop water or air cooled cooling systems.
live5news.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Developments under the overlay would also need at least 300 acres of land to be approved.
live5news.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Jasper County is considering a one year data center moratorium
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
20 South Carolina counties are proposing or adopting moratoriums and regulations on data center development
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Laurens County citizens have generally supported delay and study of data centers development on earlier readings
myclintonnews.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
The meeting lasted five hours with public, experts, and council members debating a data center project
wyff4.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
Residents stormed out during data center debate in Spartanburg County
foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
The meeting followed a delayed vote last month on a proposed one year moratorium on data centers
foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
A third and final vote on the one year moratorium is expected later this month, on September 21
foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
NorthMark Strategies converting Kohler kitchen and bath manufacturing plant into $2.8 billion computing center on 300 acres
myclintonnews.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
Spartanburg County Council considering one year moratorium on new data centers
foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Spartanburg County Council Public Safety Committee holding second hearing on data centers Wednesday September 9 at 5:30 p.m.
foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
The potential one year data center moratorium is expected to return before Spartanburg County Council on September 21st
wspa.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
NorthMark was approved about two years ago through a public process including three readings and a public hearing
foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab) (an act at a time its sentence does not give)
NorthMark data center construction continues on South Pine Street
foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Nine South Carolina counties have passed data center restrictions: Chester, Colleton, Spartanburg, Chesterfield, Newberry, Greenwood, York, Anderson, and others
postandcourier.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Lexington, Kershaw, and McCormick counties are also considering moratoriums
postandcourier.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Cayce is considering restrictions bundled into a zoning ordinance update
postandcourier.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
South Carolina Public Service Commission said the company is not subject to the same regulatory process as power plants are in the state and can go through the environmental review process
southcarolinapublicradio.org (opens in a new tab) (a statement; who said what is on the statements pages)
At least 15 South Carolina counties have proposed or passed temporary data center moratoriums
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Mount Pleasant in Charleston County has begun considering a data center moratorium, one of the first towns to do so in South Carolina
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
August 2026 5 acts on the line; 8 reported; 4 lines of background, plans and statements
LightHouse Data Centers proposed a project covering about 151 acres along Jones Road with an approximately 200,000 square foot building
wyff4.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Ordinance setting Fairfield County moratorium passed its second of three readings with public hearing set for Aug. 31 and final reading scheduled for Sept. 14
aol.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet
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), news outlet
Fairfield County granted initial approval to a 12 month moratorium in August
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 5, 2026)
Spartanburg County Planning Commission voted last month to halt the stalled Lighthouse data center project.
southcarolinapublicradio.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 17, 2026)
Reported in August 2026, dated only by the article that carried them: 8 acts
Mount Pleasant planning committee recommended a 120 day moratorium on data center development
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
South Carolina approved nearly 3 billion dollar data center in Spartanburg County
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
NorthMark submitted an application for a minor land development for the next phase of construction
goupstate.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Southern Environmental Law Center filed a request for a preliminary injunction to halt the Valara project
goupstate.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
NorthMark Cloud and Compute announced quarterly philanthropic donations between $250,000 and $500,000
goupstate.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Spartanburg County Board of Zoning Appeals denied the developer's appeal
wyff4.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Spartanburg County Council delayed a final vote on the proposed moratorium on new data center development until September
wyff4.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Anderson County Council passed a six month moratorium on data centers
foxcarolina.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Also on the record for August 2026, not acts of their own: 4 lines of background, plans and statements
NorthMark plans to construct a 450 megawatt power generation facility to provide electricity for the data center
goupstate.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
NorthMark's Valara subsidiary is constructing a data center on South Pine Street at the old Kohler plant site in Spartanburg
goupstate.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Board of Zoning Appeals cited non compliance items and the proposed Spartanburg County data center moratorium in denying the appeal
wyff4.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
The project would have created about 50 jobs
wyff4.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
July 2026 4 acts on the line from 5 reports
Spartanburg County Council unanimously approved second reading of a moratorium ordinance on July 20, 2026
goupstate.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet
Southern Environmental Law Center filed lawsuit July 6, 2026 on behalf of concerned citizens group challenging Spartanburg County land development classification
myclintonnews.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
1 more report of this
- Reported July 21 Lawsuit by Concerned Citizens of Spartanburg County and Southern Environmental Law Center challenges NorthMark's minor designation for a major land development project goupstate.com (opens in a new tab)
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), local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 14, 2026)
Colleton County Council approved six month moratorium on data centers in early July 2026
blufftontoday.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Jul 1, 2026)
June 2026 No acts on the line; 1 line of background, plans and statements
Also on the record for June 2026, not acts of their own: 1 line of background, plans and statements
Spartanburg County Council is planning a data center moratorium
postandcourier.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
May 2026 1 act on the line
Google hosted a meet and greet in St. George related to data center expansion
counton2.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
February 2026 No acts on the line; 1 line of background, plans and statements
Also on the record for February 2026, not acts of their own: 1 line of background, plans and statements
QTS plans a $1 billion data center in York County, South Carolina
postandcourier.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
January 2026 1 act on the line; 1 reported
The project was approved by Marion County Council in January with tax breaks
datacenterdynamics.com (opens in a new tab), trade press (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Jun 18, 2026)
Reported in January 2026, dated only by the article that carried it: 1 act
QTS purchased $26 million in land to double the size of its York County data center
postandcourier.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
2025 2 acts on the line; 3 lines of background, plans and statements
October 2025 No acts on the line; 2 lines of background, plans and statements
Also on the record for October 2025, not acts of their own: 2 lines of background, plans and statements
Google is investing $9 billion in three South Carolina AI data centre campuses through 2027
techbuzz.ai (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Google has 15 years of presence in South Carolina
youtube.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
May 2025 No acts on the line; 1 line of background, plans and statements
Also on the record for May 2025, not acts of their own: 1 line of background, plans and statements
York County's $1 billion data center project could expand in size
heraldonline.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
March 2025 1 act on the line
Valara project became public in March 2025 when Spartanburg County began negotiating tax incentives for project creating 27 jobs
myclintonnews.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 10, 2026)
2025, no month given 1 act
NorthMark received a fee in lieu of taxes incentive package from Spartanburg County Council in 2025
goupstate.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet (the year its own sentence names; filed under Aug 26, 2026)
2023 0 acts on the line; 1 reported, dated only by the article; 1 line of background, plans and statements
September 2023 No acts on the line; 1 line of background, plans and statements
Also on the record for September 2023, not acts of their own: 1 line of background, plans and statements
QTS billion dollar data center investment in Rock Hill
postandcourier.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
July 2023 No acts on the line; 1 reported
Reported in July 2023, dated only by the article that carried it: 1 act
QTS bought 400 acres in York County, South Carolina
datacenterdynamics.com (opens in a new tab), trade press (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
2019 0 acts on the line; 1 line of background, plans and statements
February 2019 No acts on the line; 1 line of background, plans and statements
Also on the record for February 2019, not acts of their own: 1 line of background, plans and statements
Google data center expansion in South Carolina to become one of company's largest facilities
thestate.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)