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Google Ridgeville Data Center (Project Dawson)

GoogleRidgeville, Dorchester County, SCUpdated

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.

Schedule

Dates as reported. Not a bid calendar. A planned date is not evidence that work occurred.

  1. next year

    Expected completionPlanned

  2. Today

    Under construction

    Last material change Sep 24, 2026.

  3. ~2 yr ago

    Announced

  4. ~2 yr ago

    Construction start

Reported updates without an event date

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
GoogleOperator · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Aug 26, 2026 · Record: google-ridgeville-scCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Jul 25, 2026 · Record: google-winding-woods-st-george-scOperator · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0443Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0444
Stage
Under constructionStage · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Aug 26, 2026 · Record: google-ridgeville-scCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Jul 25, 2026 · Record: google-winding-woods-st-george-scStage · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0443Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0444
Facility type
AI data centerFacility type · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 271106535956805

Scale

Reported capacity
236 MWReported capacity · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0444
Reported investment
$1.65BReported investment · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 271106535956805
Site area
231 acresSite area · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 271106535956805
Reported jobs
200Reported jobs · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 271106535956805

Reported dates

Announced
2024-09-26Announced · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Aug 26, 2026 · Record: google-ridgeville-scReported date — see the source for the event evidenced.
Construction start reported
2024-09-26Construction start reported · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0443Reported date — see the source for the event evidenced.
Expected completion
2027Expected completion · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0443

Site

City
RidgevilleCity · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Aug 26, 2026 · Record: google-ridgeville-scCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Jul 25, 2026 · Record: google-winding-woods-st-george-scCity · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0443Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0444
County
DorchesterCounty · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Aug 26, 2026 · Record: google-ridgeville-scCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Jul 25, 2026 · Record: google-winding-woods-st-george-scCounty · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0443Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0444
State
South CarolinaState · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Aug 26, 2026 · Record: google-ridgeville-scCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Jul 25, 2026 · Record: google-winding-woods-st-george-scState · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0443Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0444
Location precision
Site footprint confirmedLocation precision · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 271106535956805

Power and cooling

Power source
SolarPower source · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 271106535956805
Cooling
Closed loopCooling · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 271106535956805
AI workload
Confirmed AI or machine-learning workloadAI workload · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Aug 26, 2026 · Record: google-ridgeville-sc

Permits and public records

Incentives reported
Property tax rate reduced to 4% (owner-occupied residential rate) for up to 53 years (Dorchester County, SC)Incentives reported · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 271106535956805

Sources, method and limits

Show 9 sourcesHide

What each source reports

What each source reports
DatasetReported nameReported statusReported MW
Compute AtlasGoogle Ridgeville Data Center (Project Dawson)Under constructionNot reported
Compute AtlasGoogle Winding Woods CampusUnder constructionNot reported
Server CountryGoogle Pine Hill Business Campus Data CenterUnder constructionNot reported
Server CountryGoogle Winding Woods Commerce Park Data CenterUnder construction236 MW

Sources and evidence

  1. CA
    Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Aug 26, 2026 · Record: google-ridgeville-sc
  2. CA
  3. CA
  4. CA
  5. CA
    Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Jul 25, 2026 · Record: google-winding-woods-st-george-sc
  6. CA
  7. CA
  8. SC
    Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0443
  9. SC
    Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0444
  10. KW

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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