Spartanburg data center not subject to public power plant rules, SC regulators rule

SC utility regulators ruled a data center that wants to generate its own power is not subject to the same regulatory process as power plants.

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: August 27, 2026

Words: 943

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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COLUMBIA — South Carolina utility regulators ruled a Spartanburg data center that wants to generate its own power is not subject to the same regulatory process as power plants.

NorthMark Strategies, along with its subsidiary Valara Holdings, is converting a former Kohler kitchen and bath manufacturing plant into a $2.8 billion computing center. In June, environmental and citizens groups petitioned the state Public Service Commission to conduct its own review and halt construction of the …

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