A proposal for a $2.8 billion data center has been put forward outside Spartanburg, South Carolina.

The unnamed aeronautics and engineering firm is said to be behind Project Moc-1 in Spartanburg County, as reported by News From The States.

County filings do not share any specifications about the proposed project, although it is said to have its own on-site power generation, rather than adding to demand on the grid, according to county councilman David Britt.

The data center will not be a colocation facility, but instead for the company’s own use. The company behind the project is said to operate in three other states already.

The facility is only expected to employ 27 full-time workers, but Britt said unemployment is already fairly low in the county. Little else is known about the project.

Britt added that the Palmetto state is in competition with one other state to bring in the business. Spartanburg County is offering a reduced property tax rate of four percent for 40 years. By state law, manufacturers without such an arrangement pay a six percent rate.

The county is also offering special credits allowing the company to further buy down its tax bill - a $1.5 million annual credit for the first 20 years and $2 million for the 20 years after that.

If the project is approved, it would be the second-largest single investment in state history, behind battery recycler Redwood Materials in Berkeley County.

At the end of last year in Spartanburg County, cryptocurrency and power generation firm Greenidge Generation agreed to sell its 152-acre property to Data Journey for $12.1 million.

Also in South Carolina, Meta announced plans in August 2024 to develop a data center campus in Aiken County.

Though not a huge data center market, the likes of Google, QTS, Dart Points, and DC Blox are present in South Carolina.