Nothing reported in Unincorporated Fairfield County yet
Who decides here: the Fairfield County Council decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Fairfield County Council passed Ordinance 856, a 12-month pause on data center development on all property in the county. Town halls are planned in Jenkinsville (Oct. 22), Ridgeway (Jan. 7) and Winnsboro (Jan. 21), and new zoning rules are expected by June 2027.
🚫 Ban
Fairfield County Council passed a resolution that bans data centers on county-owned land and stops the county from selling its land for data centers.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Fairfield County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Fairfield County: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (company) or Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. (company) or Fairfield Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in South Carolina.