Settlement protects ACE Basin from data centers. Plus, what could Isaias’ impact be on SC?
Colleton County reached a settlement with two landowners and the Southern Environmental Law Center that creates a data center exclusion area covering about 62% of the county, including the ACE Basin and sensitive river areas. The agreement blocks a previously proposed 1,000-megawatt data center southwest of Walterboro and gives the environmental group an advisory role in future development decisions.
Colleton County has settled a lawsuit brought by landowners Jennifer Singleton and Miles Crosby, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, over a proposed 1,000-megawatt data center southwest of Walterboro. The agreement establishes a data center exclusion area covering roughly 62% of the county, including the ACE Basin and sensitive river areas.
The settlement will be incorporated into Colleton County's comprehensive plan and gives the Southern Environmental Law Center an advisory role in future data center and development decisions. The Post and Courier briefing also covered Tropical Storm Isaias, but the data center-related settlement is the principal local development news in the article.