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Meta Aiken

OperatingAI campusCampusTrenton, Aiken County, South Carolina
70% profile completeness
26 claims from 8 sources
Current facility power
90 MW[1]
Likelyestimated
Planned capacity
Not yet sourced
Floor area
Not yet sourced
Buildings (planned)
2[1]
Likelyderived
Capital cost / investment
$2.6B[1]
Likelyestimated
First operational
Aug 7, 2026[1]
Likelyderived

POWER & GRID

Time-to-power · verification · interconnection
Time to power
Energized — operating
High confidence
Project verification
Verified operating
Operation documented by satellite imagery.
Current stage
Operational
Furthest stage with documented evidence
Utility · ISO
Dominion Energy South Carolina, INC · None (non-RTO region)
Substation: On-site substation

Power reality

Announced
No record
Interconnection request
No record
Contracted / approved
No record
Under construction
No record
Operational
90 MW[1]
Estimated from buildings observed operational
AI evidence brief
Summarizes only the evidence on this page. Answers citing anything else are rejected automatically.

Project verification

Development
  1. Announcedimplied by a later stage
  2. Land acquiredimplied by a later stage
  3. Planning / zoningimplied by a later stage
  4. Permittingimplied by a later stage
Grid interconnection
  1. Interconnection application
  2. Feasibility study
  3. System impact study
  4. Facilities study
  5. Interconnection agreement / service contract
Build & energization
  1. Financing
  2. Under constructionMay 30, 2024
    Model estimate · Satellite imagery
    • May 30, 2024 · Reported status: under construction[1]
    • May 30, 2024 · Construction start[1]
    • May 30, 2024 · Land clearing begins[1]
  3. EnergizationAug 7, 2026
    Satellite imagery
    • Aug 7, 2026 · Building 1 is confirmed operational via drone imagery with 8/9 group of coolers with spinning fans. Imagery also confirms all cooling and power infrastructure in place for Building[1]
  4. OperationalAug 7, 2026
    Satellite imagery
    • Aug 7, 2026 · Building 1 is confirmed operational via drone imagery with 8/9 group of coolers with spinning fans. Imagery also confirms all cooling and power infrastructure in place for Building[1]

● documented · ◌ implied by a later stage · ○ no evidence found. Dates are those of the earliest dated evidence, which can be later than when a stage actually began. Evidence classes: Model estimate, Satellite imagery.

Grid path

  1. facility
    Meta Aiken
  2. substation
    On-site substation[1]
    Satellite imageryLikely
    2 substation outlines traced inside the campus on satellite imagery
  3. transmission
    Not identified
    UnknownUnverified
    No transmission line mapped within 2 km.
  4. utility
    Dominion Energy South Carolina, INC[2]
    Service territoryLikely
    Retail service territory containing the site
  5. ISO / RTO
    None (non-RTO region)[4]
    Service territoryLikely
    Balancing authority: SCEG
Substation capacity:
not published
Required upgrades:
not yet sourced
Congestion:
not yet sourced (no nodal price data)

Dashed boxes are based on proximity only and do not establish which asset serves the site.

Interconnection records

No interconnection-queue record is linked to this site. Of the ISOs we ingest, only NYISO publishes large-load requests; PJM, ERCOT, MISO, SPP and CAISO queues list generation only.

On-site & dedicated generation

No on-site, behind-the-meter or dedicated generation found in sources.

Location & imagery

Mapped outline
Coordinates
33.64238, -81.84303
Address
7601 State Hwy 105, Trenton, SC 29847, USA[1]Likely
County
Aiken County
Photographs

No openly licensed ground-level photos matched to this site yet.

Ownership, operation & customers

  1. 1. Property owner of record
    Not identified
  2. 2. Owner / developer
    Meta[1]
  3. 3. Operator
    Not identified
  4. 4. Tenant / cloud
    Not identified
  5. 5. End customer / workload
    Meta[1]

Each link is sourced separately. The property owner of record is often a special-purpose entity; the same company appearing in two roles is shown only when sources say so.

All parties with evidence
Owner
Meta[1]Confirmed
End user
Meta[1]Confirmed
Utility
Dominion Energy South Carolina, INC(unreviewed)[2]Unverified

Most likely retail provider among 2 overlapping service territories (largest retail sales; territory polygons are approximate). Also overlapping: Aiken Electric Coop INC.

Power (all fields)

Current facility power
90 MW[1]Likelyestimated

Estimated total facility power (IT plus cooling and overhead) at the latest observed milestone.

Current IT capacity
69 MW[1]Likelyestimated

Estimated IT load currently online, based on buildings observed operational.

Estimated annual consumption
552 GWh/yr[3]Speculativeestimated

90 MW × 8,760 h × 70% utilization.

Planned capacity
Not yet sourced

Capacity figures are nameplate or contracted; annual consumption is a labeled model estimate, not metered data.

Grid & electricity

ISO / RTO
None (non-RTO region)[4]Likelyderived

Outside all ISO/RTO footprints; balancing authority shown separately.

Balancing authority
SCEG[2]Likelyderived

Control area of the containing utility territory.

State avg. industrial price
7.84¢/kWh[5]Confirmed

South Carolina statewide average, July 2026.

State avg. commercial price
11.61¢/kWh[5]Confirmed

South Carolina statewide average, July 2026.

Generation within 50 km
1.37 GW[6]Confirmedderived

19 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.

Interconnection status
Not yet sourced
Contracted / committed power
Not yet sourced
Nearby infrastructureTypeDistanceVoltage / capacitySource
Shaw Creek Solar, LLC · Shaw Creek SolarPower plant (Solar)9 km75 MW[6]
Urquhart · Dominion Energy South Carolina, IncPower plant (Natural Gas)23.9 km640 MW[6]
J Strom Thurmond · USCE-Savannah DistrictPower plant (Hydroelectric)32.7 km336 MW[6]
Graphic Packaging International Augusta · Graphic Packaging International - AugustaPower plant (Biomass)36.4 km79 MW[6]
Fort Gordon Solar Facility · Georgia Power CoPower plant (Solar)39.6 km30 MW[6]
Beulah Solar · Beulah Solar, LLCPower plant (Solar)42 km75 MW[6]
Savannah River Site Biomass Cogen · AmerescoPower plant (Biomass)43.1 km19 MW[6]
Allora Solar, LLC · Allora Solar, LLCPower plant (Solar)49.9 km75 MW[6]

Utility, ISO and nearby assets are derived from the site's location. Proximity to a substation or line doesn't establish the interconnection; that needs a utility filing or interconnection-queue record. Queue requests are applications, not commitments — most never reach operation.

Construction & permitting

  1. Announced
    —
  2. Land acquired
    —
  3. Permitting
    —
  4. Construction start
    May 30, 2024[1]
  5. First operational
    Aug 7, 2026[1]
  6. Expected completion
    —
Buildings (planned)
2[1]Likelyderived

Count of building outlines traced on satellite imagery.

Buildings operational
1[1]Likelyestimated
PhaseStatusAdded MWCompleted / expectedSource
Building 1operational90 MWAug 7, 2026[1]
Building 2planned—Outlines traced on imagery; no completion date projected yet[1]

Real estate

Official assessments
Assessor's value for a tax year

None sourced yet

Recorded transactions
Sale prices from recorded deeds

None sourced yet

Model estimates
Our model — not an appraisal

None sourced yet

Capital cost / investment
$2.6B[1]Likelyestimated

Modeled total capital cost (2025 USD) of capacity currently operational, incl. compute hardware.

Annual property tax
Not yet sourced

No county parcel or assessor records linked yet. County records are currently ingested for Loudoun County, VA and Maricopa County, AZ.

Size

Floor area
Not yet sourced

Compute

Chip types
B300[1]Confirmed
Compute (H100-equivalents)
78,300[1]Likelyestimated

What changed (last 3 years)

Follow this facility (RSS)
  • Buildings operational
    0May 30, 2024[1]→1Aug 7, 2026[1]
  • Status
    Under constructionMay 30, 2024[1]→OperatingAug 7, 2026[1]

Timeline

Construction start: May 30, 2024[1]
First operational: Aug 7, 2026[1]
  1. May 30, 2024[1]

    Land clearing begins

  2. Apr 8, 2026[1]

    Buildings 1 and 2 are nearly complete, but there's still some equipment strewn around the site. We expect around 3 more months needed for commissioning and server installation.

  3. Aug 7, 202690 MW facility power· 1 buildings operational[1]

    Building 1 is confirmed operational via drone imagery with 8/9 group of coolers with spinning fans. Imagery also confirms all cooling and power infrastructure in place for Building 2.

All claims (provenance audit)

26
FieldValueSourceConfidenceAs ofStatus
NameMeta Aiken[1] Likely2026-08-07Shown
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2024-05-30Superseded / alternative
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2026-04-08Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating[1] derivedLikely2026-08-07Shown
Facility typeAI campus[1] derivedLikely2026-08-07Shown
Address7601 State Hwy 105, Trenton, SC 29847, USA[1] Likely2026-08-07Shown
OwnerMetaOwner: Meta[1] Confirmed2026-08-07Shown
End usersMetaUsers: Meta[1] Confirmed2026-08-07Shown
UtilityDominion Energy South Carolina, INCterritory 17539: DOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA, INC (INVESTOR OWNED, SCANA CORP[2] derivedUnverified2022Shown
Current facility power90 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-08-07Shown
Current IT capacity69 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-08-07Shown
Estimated annual consumption552 GWh/yr[3] estimatedSpeculative2026-09-29Shown
ISO / RTONone (non-RTO region)[4] derivedLikely—Shown
Balancing authoritySCEG[2] derivedLikely—Shown
State avg. industrial price7.84¢/kWh[5] Confirmed2026-07Shown
State avg. commercial price11.61¢/kWh[5] Confirmed2026-07Shown
Generation within 50 km1.37 GW[6] derivedConfirmed202502Shown
Buildings (planned)2[1] derivedLikely2026-08-07Shown
Buildings operational1[1] estimatedLikely2026-08-07Shown
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2024-05-30Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2026-04-08Superseded / alternative
Capital cost / investment$2.6B[1] estimatedLikely2026-08-07Shown
Compute (H100-equivalents)78,300[1] estimatedLikely2026-08-07Shown
Chip typesB300[1] Confirmed2026-08-07Shown
Construction startMay 30, 2024[1] derivedLikely2026-08-07Shown
First operationalAug 7, 2026[1] derivedLikely2026-08-07Shown