Google Ridgeville Data Center (Project Dawson)
Google is building a 236 MW data center in Dorchester County, South Carolina (under construction). 2 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker.
- Capacity
- 236 MW
- Investment
- $1.7B ($1.65B)
- Site
- 231 acres
- Expected completion
- 2027
- Reported jobs
- 200
Who's on this build
Named in the cited sources. No source reports who builds it.
- Other Google builds
Operator
Google
Schedule
Dates as reported. Not a bid calendar. A planned date is not evidence that work occurred.
- next year
Expected completionPlanned
- Today
Under construction
Last material change Sep 24, 2026.
- ~2 yr ago
Announced
- ~2 yr ago
Construction start
Reported updates without an event date
Reported for 2027.
Event date: Not reported · First observed: Not reported
Reported for 2026.
Event date: Not reported · First observed: Not reported
Reported for 2026.
Event date: Not reported · First observed: Not reported
Record quality
- Datasets
- 4, figures differ
- Location
- Site footprint confirmed
- Summary
- From published records
- Source as of
- Last material change
Site and infrastructure
CA Compute AtlasSC Server CountryKW Kapwork Grow tracker record
Status
- Operator
- Stage
- Under construction
- Facility type
- AI data center
Scale
- Reported capacity
- 236 MW
- Reported investment
- $1.65B
- Site area
- 231 acres
- Reported jobs
- 200
Reported dates
- Announced
- 2024-09-26Reported date — see the source for the event evidenced.
- Construction start reported
- 2024-09-26Reported date — see the source for the event evidenced.
- Expected completion
- 2027
Site
- City
- Ridgeville
- County
- Dorchester
- State
- South Carolina
- Location precision
- Site footprint confirmed
Power and cooling
- Power source
- Solar
- Cooling
- Closed loop
- AI workload
- Confirmed AI or machine-learning workload
Permits and public records
- Incentives reported
- Property tax rate reduced to 4% (owner-occupied residential rate) for up to 53 years (Dorchester County, SC)
Sources, method and limits
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What each source reports
| Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compute Atlas | Google Ridgeville Data Center (Project Dawson) | Under construction | Not reported |
| Compute Atlas | Google Winding Woods Campus | Under construction | Not reported |
| Server Country | Google Pine Hill Business Campus Data Center | Under construction | Not reported |
| Server Country | Google Winding Woods Commerce Park Data Center | Under construction | 236 MW |
Sources and evidence
- CACompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Aug 26, 2026 · Record: google-ridgeville-sc
- CAData Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 6, 2026
- CASC Governor's Office (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 6, 2026
- CABaxtel (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Aug 26, 2026
- CACompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Jul 25, 2026 · Record: google-winding-woods-st-george-sc
- CAData Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 7, 2026
- CABaxtel (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 25, 2026
- SCServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0443
- SCServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0444
- KWKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of: Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 271106535956805
Limitations and interpretation
- This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-09-23. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record.
- Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0) · Server Country, https://servercountry.org/data/ (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution.
- An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order.
- Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity.
Cite or correct this record
Kapwork Grow, “Google Ridgeville Data Center (Project Dawson)”, https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/google-ridgeville-data-center-project-dawson-sc-dc_f691e8c5a145, materially updated Sep 24, 2026.
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An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. Capacity and dates are as reported by the cited sources. “Not reported” means missing information, not zero. Completed and withdrawn records can remain available as historical records.
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