Utilities & Infrastructure
Service providers in Florence County have invested heavily in the infrastructure required to support the needs of today’s business.
Water/Wastewater
Florence County is served by eight public water/wastewater entities, with the City of Florence being the primary provider. The City of Johnsonville, City of Lake City, Town of Coward, Town of Olanta, Town of Pamplico, Town of Scranton, and the Town of Timmonsville operate additional systems.
Further details on the City of Florence Water/Wastewater System:
Water System Capacity is permitted at 30 mgd, Average Daily Usage-Water is 11.5 mgd, Wastewater System Capacity is 15.0 mgd, and Average Daily Usage-Wastewater is 9.2 mgd. A new $100 million dollar wastewater treatment facility will come online in 2011. This facility will significantly increase excess capacity and will provide the potable water needs of the entire region for decades.
Florence Industrial Center:
Water is provided by The City of Florence.
18" main; 12" line
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Electricity
Companies will benefit from South Carolina having one of the lowest industrial power rates in the nation, costing an average of only 4.55 cents per kilowatt hour (about 20 percent less than the national average). Supplies of electricity are abundant, and service reliability is rated among the best in the nation. Incentive rates are available to both new and expanding business and industry under certain conditions.
Florence Industrial Center:
Electricity is provided by Progress Energy, Inc.
23,000y/13,200v @ 600 amps
Onsite Transformers: 4 (2,500 KVA) pad mounted transformers on the east wall, and 2 transformers at the former WaMu space (one 2,500 KVA and one 1,500 KVA).
Switchgears: 3 (2,500 amps) Siemens switchgear 480/277, 3 phase 4 wire; 1 (4,160 v) @ 600 amps, 3 phase 4 wire Siemens switchgear
Distribution: Direct feed
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Natural Gas
Natural Gas is available in abundant supplies for both firm and interruptible customers in most portions of Florence County.
Florence Industrial Center:
Gas supplied by SCE&G, a SCANA Company
4” line @ 28 psig
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Telecommunications
Florence County has a state-of-the-art telecommunications system. Fiber optic cable and ISDN service have been deployed extensively throughout the county. A full array of broadband data and e-commerce services are available in many areas for business customers, including web hosting and other Internet services. DSL high-speed Internet access and other advanced voice features are available in many areas as well. Time Warner Cable offers high speed internet and point to point data lines to customers in most of the Florence County area.
For more information, visit AT&T and Time Warner Cable of SC.
* Information about Florence County utilities and infrastructure supplied by the Florence County Economic Development Partnership and the South Carolina Department of Commerce.
