1 data center project in Unincorporated York County
Who decides here: the York County Council decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated York County
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
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.
📜 Data center rules
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.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated York 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 York County: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (company) or York Electric Co-op Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Lockhart Power Co. (company) or City of Rock Hill (run by the town).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in South Carolina.
🙋 Open tasks here
- How many megawatts will the QTS campus use at full build-out?
- Who will use the QTS campus?