Google data center, Berkeley County, SC
Berkeley County, SC
Source: OpenStreetMap
Google data center in Berkeley County, SC is a mapped facility, operated by Google LLC and ultimately owned by Alphabet Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented a 181,261 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
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Overview
source: linkThis is a mapped Google data center in Berkeley County, South Carolina, operated by Google LLC and held through its ultimate parent, Alphabet Inc. Public records put its footprint at 181,261 square feet. The site draws power from Berkeley Electric Coop INC within the South Carolina grid.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentAlphabet Inc.
- Files asGoogle LLC
- This facilityGoogle data center
In the news
source: GDELTTax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77These tax breaks are recorded to Alphabet Inc. (the operator/parent) and may cover this or other sites — no state names the recipient at the facility level.
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2026 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Data Center Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
- Chapter 312 — Midlothian Technology Reinvestment Zone No. 14 (City of Midlothian data-center zone)$16,044,286Ellis County, TX · granted 2024 · term — yr · source
- Chapter 312 — Midlothian Technology Reinvestment Zone No. 14 (City of Midlothian data-center zone)$15,660,346Ellis County, TX · granted 2024 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2022 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2018 · term — yr · source
Water use
- Reported consumption2.1M gpd2023 · consumption · reported as “Google Berkeley County” · source
- Reported withdrawal7.5K gpd2021 · groundwater · matched by location (169 m, medium confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal7.9K gpd2020 · groundwater · matched by location (169 m, medium confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal424.1K gpd2019 · groundwater · matched by location (169 m, medium confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal97.3K gpd2018 · groundwater · matched by location (169 m, medium confidence) · source
Location-matched records come from state withdrawal reporting, which redacts owner names in the public release. A nearby withdrawal point is circumstantial evidence — the distance and confidence shown are part of the claim.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Charleston), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Foxbank Elementary in Moncks Corner, is 2.6 mi from this site (1,028 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.