Solar permitting — Berkeley County, South Carolina
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⛔ ACTIVE MORATORIUM — Active Moratorium; moratorium expires —confirm expiration with county planning. Permitting: CUP via Berkeley County Planning Board; 150-ft max / 50-ft min setbacks. Track record: Cross Solar (~50 MW, 2021, Santee Cooper PPA); Bonneau Solar (~35 MW, 2022); Huger Solar (~65 MW, 2
Key driver: Large SC county with industrial base and Santee Cooper territory; moderate compliance reflects more active planning department but accommodating history; slightly elevated saturation reflects multiple approved projects; strong grid infrastructure
Permitting process
Local permitting pathway
CUP via Berkeley County Planning Board; County Council final approval; Santee Cooper coordination required in cooperative service areas
Setbacks & buffers
150 ft from residential structures; 75 ft from road ROW; 50 ft from non-residential property lines
Spacing requirements
Not specified
Size restrictions
None codified; managed via CUP/SUP conditions
Penalties & bonding
Total penalty: +28 | Active moratorium: +28
State-level permits & approvals
County zoning authority; no state solar preemption; special exception or conditional use permit typically required for utility-scale (>1 MW); decommissioning bond increasingly required
State policy & grid context
State RPS & clean energy policy
No binding RPS | None | Energy Freedom Act (2019) addresses solar but no state RPS
State incentive programs
Federal ITC eligible; SC state income tax credit for solar (25% up to $35,000 for commercial); SC Energy Freedom Act net metering provisions
Grid & interconnection
SERC-SE; Dominion Energy South Carolina; Santee Cooper
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