Meta Aiken data center (Sage Mill Industrial Park)
Meta is building its first South Carolina data center, a 715,000 sq ft, $800 million facility at Aiken County's Sage Mill Industrial Park near Graniteville, due to open in 2027.
Who is behind it
The record, newest first
Local reporting described the facility as under construction with completion scheduled for 2027. (Aiken Standard, Dec. 30, 2025)
Meta reached a deal with Silicon Ranch for a 100 MW solar farm in Orangeburg County; Central Electric Power Cooperative will buy its output and Aiken Electric Cooperative will deliver power to the data center. (Data Center Dynamics, Aug. 19, 2025)
The governor's office announced Meta's $800 million, 100-job data center at Sage Mill, its first in the state, with operations expected in spring 2027. (Office of Gov. Henry McMaster, Aug. 29, 2024; SC Daily Gazette, Aug. 29, 2024)
Conflicts and open questions
- The April 2023 county ordinance itself was not located; the incentive terms come from reporting.
- Coordinates approximate, Sage Mill Industrial Park area.
The full record
- Status note
- Under construction; Meta targets completion in 2027.
- Power note
- About 200 MW expected draw, per economic development officials' 2023 presentation to Aiken County Council, as reported in August 2024.
- Evidence
- Primary public records
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)