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York County

1 data center project we know about. 10 towns, cities and unincorporated areas.

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Projects

Being built

QTS York County data center campus

Unincorporated York County, York County

🕒 May 14, 2026: QTS held a community meeting and said the campus is now an $8 billion, 9-building project.

Local votes and rules

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Unincorporated York County

York County Council voted 6-0 for a nine-month pause on new data centers in unincorporated York County. The county will not take site plans or give special exceptions or other approvals for new data centers while staff study water, power, noise and neighbor impacts. Projects with vested rights, like approved parts of QTS, are exempt.

July 13, 2026Source

📜 Data center rules · Unincorporated York County

York County Council gave first approval to new data center rules. Data centers would need a special exception from the zoning appeals board in industrial zones, with bigger buffers from homes, noise studies and limits on water use. We could not confirm the final vote.

Feb 6, 2026Source

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In South Carolina, cities and towns decide inside their limits. Outside them, the county decides.