Approved, not built yet
Oppidan data center next to Sage Mill Industrial Park
Also called: Clop Aiken SC LLC, Clop Aiken Data Center
Oppidan, a Minnesota developer, plans a 60,000-square-foot data center on 13 acres next to the Sage Mill Industrial Park. It would use about 15 megawatts and employ 6 people. The company that will use it has not been named.
Where things stand: Aiken County Council approved a tax deal in June 2025. Trackers report construction; not confirmed in an opened source.
🕒 Latest update (June 3, 2025): Aiken County Council unanimously approved a fee-in-lieu-of-tax deal for the Oppidan data center.
What we know
- 📍 Where13-acre parcel on the west side of Bettis Academy Road, next to Sage Mill Industrial Park, north of Fields Cemetery Road (Graniteville/Vaucluse area), Unincorporated Aiken County, Aiken County
- 🏢 CompanyClop Aiken SC LLC
- 🏛️ Owned byOppidan Investment Co.
- 👤 Built forunknown (kept confidential)
- 🌳 Size13 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs15 megawatts (about as much as 12,000 homes)
- 💧 Water300 gallons a day
- 💵 Cost$32 million
- 💸 Tax breaksFee in lieu of property taxes, plus a jointly owned industrial park deal with Edgefield County.
- 👷 Jobs promised6
- 🤐 Secret deal (NDA)Yes. The developer said the end user cannot be named because of confidentiality agreements.
❓ Still unanswered
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- Who is the end user of the Oppidan data center? 🙋 I'll find out
- Has construction started? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- June 3, 2025Aiken County Council unanimously approved a fee-in-lieu-of-tax deal for the Oppidan data center.
🛰️ See it from above
An aerial photo of the area.
We only know the town, so this shows the town center, not the exact site. Photos: USGS The National Map.
Where this comes from
- Aiken County Council backs Oppidan data center in Graniteville-Vaucluse area · Aiken Standard (Post and Courier) · June 5, 2025
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