What is the DCPI score for Charleston, SC?

Charleston, SC has a DC Hub Power Index (DCPI) verdict of AVOID, with an Excess Power score of 34.1/100 and a Grid Constraint score of 39.0/100. Recomputed daily by DC Hub.

Is Charleston, SC a good market to build a data center?

DC Hub rates Charleston, SC as AVOID for new data-center builds, based on an Excess Power score of 34.1/100 and a Grid Constraint score of 39.0/100, in the SERC grid region.

Which grid operator (ISO) serves Charleston, SC?

Charleston, SC is in the SERC ISO/RTO grid region.

DCPI / Markets / Charleston, SC

Charleston, SC

Name: Charleston, SC — Data Center Power Index (DCPI)
Creator: DC Hub
Keywords: data center power, DCPI, Charleston, SC, grid constraint, excess power, SERC, site selection, AVOID

SERC · SC · UPDATED 2026-08-16

SIGNAL QUALITY: PARTIAL — 1-2 of 3 live grid feeds fed this score

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Charleston, SC data-center market — grid summary

Metric	Value	Source
DCPI verdict	AVOID	DC Hub Power Index — recomputed daily
Grid operator (ISO)	SERC	DC Hub grid telemetry
Excess-power score	34.1 / 100	DCPI
Grid-constraint score	39.0 / 100	DCPI
Est. time-to-power	19 months	DCPI
Interconnection queue wait	24 months	Serving-ISO queue
Signal quality	PARTIAL	1-2 of 3 live grid feeds fed this score

Source: DC Hub (dchub.cloud), updated 2026-08-16. AI agents: get_market_dcpi_rank market_slug="charleston-sc" via https://dchub.cloud/mcp for the citable record.

34.1

Excess Power Score · Opportunity

39.0

Constraint Score · Avoid

🌟 Top Opportunities

Standard market — score reflects typical conditions for this ISO

⚠️ Top Risks

Markets generally well-supplied; standard diligence

📊 Underlying Metrics

24 mo

Queue Wait

18.0%

Reserve Margin

370 MW

Generation Additions <12mo

1.5%

Renewable Curtailment

not measured

Stranded Capacity

19 mo

Est. Time to Power

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