Project Spero
Moore, Spartanburg County, SC
Source: Primary source
Project Spero is a withdrawn data center in Spartanburg County, SC, operated by TigerDC. DataCentersExposed has documented 100 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
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Spartanburg, South Carolina
Project Spero in Moore, SC is contested. Petition: https://www.change.org/p/stop-data-centers-coming-to-upstate-sc | Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1354334266189772/ Track what's being decided, when, and how to weigh in.
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Sourced arguments and ready-to-send letters — every figure links to a primary record. Edit to add your own story.
100 MW of new demand — roughly a city of 80,000 homes.
Large new loads can raise transmission and capacity costs that land on every ratepayer. Residential power in SC is 17.1¢/kWh, up 7.6% year-over-year. (MW→homes is a rough ~800/MW planning figure.)
SourceDemand a full, public review — not a rubber stamp.
Ask for an independent noise study, a water-and-power impact assessment, enforceable conditions (setbacks, hours, cooling type), and that the record stays open for written comment. Procedural shortcuts have voided approvals elsewhere.
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Overview
source: linkPurpose: AI. Announced investment: $3.0B. Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Files asTigerDC
- This facilityProject Spero
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- TigerDC pulls planned data center project from South Carolina county after officials deny tax dealData Center Dynamics· Mar 3, 2026
- TigerDC drops data center plans in Spartanburg. Here's whyGoUpstate· Feb 27, 2026
- $3 billon data center to undergo third Spartanburg Co. Council readingSpectrum News· Feb 26, 2026
- $3B data center won’t get tax breaks, Spartanburg County leaders say ahead of crucial votePost and Courier· Feb 26, 2026
- Will Project Spero survive? Spartanburg calls special meeting to voteGreenville Online· Feb 26, 2026
- Amid public backlash over $3B data center, Spartanburg officials could nix proposed tax breaksPost and Courier· Feb 25, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, R. D. Anderson Applied Technology Center in Moore, is 1.5 mi from this site.
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.