Cherokee County, South Carolina
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Your county: 1 data center site, 1 with a sourced job figure, 4 officials who represent them.
| Site | Status | Construction | Permanent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cielo Digital Infrastructure Gaffney Campus | Announced | No sourced figure yet | about 301 forecast Planned |
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Sources
- 1.Cherokee County Council, Cherokee County Council web page. ↩
- 2.Associated Press race call, 2026 Governor SC result. ↩
- 3.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. Senate SC result. ↩
- 4.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. House SC-5 result. ↩
- 5.South Carolina Public Radio debate report, South Carolina Public Radio debate report statement, Oct 7, 2026. ↩
- 6.Victory speech, C-SPAN video at 10:50, transcribed by TechPolicy.Press, Victory speech, C-SPAN video at 10:50, transcribed by TechPolicy.Press statement, Nov 4, 2026. ↩
- 7.WSOC-TV, WSOC-TV statement, Nov 4, 2026. ↩
- 8.Walterboro Live, Oct 5, 2026, Walterboro Live, Oct 5, 2026 statement, Oct 5, 2026. ↩
- 9.South Carolina Legislature, Bill 867, South Carolina Legislature, Bill 867 statement. ↩
Who represents this county
Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Henry McMaster (R) · Governor2026 Governor SC: won by Alan Wilson (R), AP call2, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Serving now · not on 2026 ballot
Tim Scott (R) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 2029No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-224-6121 · contact form
Outgoing · lost 2026 race · leaves Jan 2027
Darline Graham (R) · U.S. Senator2026 U.S. Senate SC: won by Annie Andrews (D), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
Lost 2026 race to Annie Andrews3
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-224-5972
Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Ralph Norman (R) · U.S. Representative (119th) · SC-5 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House SC-5: won by Wes Climer (R), AP call4, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-225-5501
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Alan Wilson (R) · Governor-elect2026 Governor SC: won by Alan Wilson (R), AP call2, not yet certified · official count
Paraphrase: Backs guardrails but not a moratorium, wants communities to decide, and said data centers should bring their own energy, with unused power going back to the grid to save customers money.5
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Annie Andrews (D) · U.S. Senator-elect2026 U.S. Senate SC: won by Annie Andrews (D), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
where decisions about our communities are made by the people who live in our communities, not the billionaires or data center companies in Washington, D.C.6
Victory speech, C-SPAN video at 10:50, transcribed by TechPolicy.Press, Nov 4, 2026
I've called for a two-year moratorium on data center development so that we can empower our local communities and local elected officials to negotiate with these very wealthy, powerful corporations7
WSOC-TV, Nov 4, 2026
Paraphrase: Called for a two-year moratorium, an end to data center tax breaks and legislation to keep data center costs off families' power bills.8
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Wes Climer (R) · U.S. Representative-elect (120th) · SC-52026 U.S. House SC-5: won by Wes Climer (R), AP call4, not yet certified · official count
Paraphrase: As a state senator, worked on S.C. data center development legislation (Bill 867) covering permitting, water and ratepayer protections.9
Paraphrase: As a state senator he worked on S. 867, the Data Center Development Act, with permitting, water reporting and utility customer safeguards. It cleared committee but did not pass.9
Questions
How many data centers are in this county?
This page lists every data center campus we track in the county: operating, under construction, permitted and announced. Figures are listed site by site and never added up across claim types. Source
What trades build data centers?
Electricians lead, then pipefitters, HVAC mechanics, ironworkers, equipment operators, laborers and controls technicians. Apprenticeships through union halls and state programs are the main way in. Source
How do I find a data center job near me?
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