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South Carolina 100-MW Solar Farm for Meta Data Center

Sector: Solar • Location: Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States

Source: Facilities Dive

Project
Planned

Silicon Ranch is investing $100 million to develop a 100-megawatt solar farm in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, to provide renewable energy credits to Meta's data center in Aiken, South Carolina. The solar farm is expected to be operational by 2027, coinciding with the data center's opening. The project involves no community or utility investments and includes partnership with Central Electric

Status
Prospective
Sector
Solar, Energy Storage, Raw Materials, Power Generation (CCGT), Data Center, Power Transmission
Location
Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Facilities Dive

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The project “South Carolina 100-MW Solar Farm for Meta Data Center” is an infrastructure initiative in the Solar sector, located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Facilities Dive.

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2026-07-22

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Silicon Ranch is investing $100 million to develop a 100-megawatt solar farm in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, to provide renewable energy credits to Meta's data center in Aiken, South Carolina. The solar farm is expected to be operational by 2027, coinciding with the data center's opening. The project involves no community or utility investments and includes partnership with Central Electric Power Cooperative for energy distribution.

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Energy

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United States of America (USA)

State

South Carolina

City

Orangeburg

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Solar, Energy Storage, Raw Materials, Power Generation (CCGT), Data Center, Power Transmission

Article published date

2025-09-16

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