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Valara supercomputing center (former Kohler plant)

under construction Spartanburg County, Spartanburg County, South Carolina

DeveloperNorthMark Strategies / Valara Holdings
Utilityself-generation (on-site gas)
Capacity450 MW
Investment$2.8bn

Latest

2026-08-27

SC regulators ruled the self-generating center is not subject to public power plant rules; SELC had sought a construction halt

Notes: 450 MW = amended on-site generation request; 2026-08-27 per SC Daily Gazette headline listing

Sources

  1. https://scdailygazette.com/2026/06/26/sc-counties-enacting-data-center-moratoriums/
  2. https://www.foxcarolina.com/2026/09/22/spartanburg-county-council-passes-data-center-moratorium-with-several-amendments/

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