# Clarendon County, South Carolina: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Manning Clarendon County is one of the places pushing back on the data center build-out. Clarendon County is home to Manning, Summerton and Turbeville. The Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure here (1 in force); the latest is “Clarendon County Council adopts data center moratorium”. Construction employs 168, up 33.3% since 2019. Unemployment was 5.5% in August 2026, against 3.8% in 2019. 4 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. -3.6% total jobs since 2019, now 6,700 8 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar 14.88¢ per kWh for Duke Energy Progress - (NC) residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Clarendon County Clarendon County is home to Manning, Summerton and Turbeville. Manning3,829 residents Summerton776 residents Turbeville751 residents Paxville228 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Alcolu, Foreston, North Santee, Wyboo. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Clarendon County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in South Carolina | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 30,832 | 31,043 | ▲ 0.7% | 30th of 46 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 6,948 | 6,700 | ▼ 3.6% | 33rd of 46 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $30,299 | $43,727 | ▲ 44.3% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 126 | 168 | ▲ 33.3% | 5th of 25 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.8% | 5.5% | ▲ 1.7pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 4 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Employers here counted 6,700 jobs in 2025, down 3.6% from 2019. Its power plants have 8 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. Duke Energy Progress - (NC) is the largest utility serving Clarendon County, one of 3 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 14.88¢/kWh in 2024. 31,043 people live here, up 0.7% since 2020. ## Who powers Clarendon County ### Utilities with service territory in Clarendon County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Investor Owned | Bundled | 143,713 | 14.88¢ | 28% | | Santee Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 35,235 | 14.74¢ | 12% | | Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC) | Cooperative | Bundled | 30,610 | 13.47¢ | 18% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Solar | 8 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Abbot Solar | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Solar | 2 MW | 2018 | | Bloom Solar | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Solar | 2 MW | 2019 | | Bond Solar | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Solar | 2 MW | 2018 | | Bonefish Solar | Bonefish Solar, LLC | Solar | 2 MW | 2019 | ## The Clarendon County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 6,700 | $43,727 | 1.00 | | Construction | 168 | $54,746 | 0.47 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Clarendon County ### Local measures | Measure | Status | Date | |---|---|---| | Clarendon County Council adopts data center moratorium | In force | 2026-09 | ## Clarendon County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Clarendon County, Berkeley County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Clarendon County | 31,043 | ▼ 3.6% | 8 MW | — | — | 1 | | Berkeley County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/south-carolina/berkeley-county) | 274,666 | ▲ 27.0% | 3,417 MW | 300 MW | 5 | — | | Calhoun County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/south-carolina/calhoun-county) | 14,188 | ▼ 1.9% | 907 MW | — | — | — | | Florence County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/south-carolina/florence-county) | 138,504 | ▲ 5.5% | 116 MW | — | — | — | | Orangeburg County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/south-carolina/orangeburg-county) | 83,177 | ▼ 6.0% | 716 MW | 174 MW | — | 1 | | Sumter County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/south-carolina/sumter-county) | 105,067 | ▼ 5.1% | — | — | — | — | | Williamsburg County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/south-carolina/williamsburg-county) | 29,662 | ▼ 28.5% | 20 MW | 75 MW | — | — | ## More of South Carolina [All South Carolina countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/south-carolina)[Berkeley County274,666 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/south-carolina/berkeley-county)[Florence County138,504 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/south-carolina/florence-county)[Sumter County105,067 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/south-carolina/sumter-county)[Orangeburg County83,177 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/south-carolina/orangeburg-county)[Williamsburg County29,662 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/south-carolina/williamsburg-county) ## Clarendon County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Clarendon County, South Carolina? 3 utilities have service territory in Clarendon County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Santee Electric Coop, Inc, Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC). The largest, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), charged residential customers 14.88¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Clarendon County? 4 operating plants with 8 MW of capacity. The largest is Abbot Solar (2 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Clarendon County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Clarendon County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Berkeley County. ### Is Clarendon County adding jobs? Employers counted 6,700 jobs in 2025 against 6,948 in 2019 (-3.6%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 126 to 168. ### Does Clarendon County have a data center moratorium? The SAVRN Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure for Clarendon County, 1 in force. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/south-carolina/clarendon-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).