Data center fact sheet
West Virginia
As of . Latest dated change shown: Sep 3, 2026. Source: Data Center Census (datacentercensus.com), CC BY 4.0.
- Tracked projects
- 3
- 2 approved, 1 under construction
- Planned capacity
- 11.76 GW
- 3 projects publish a figure; 0 projects publish none
- Moratorium actions
- 0
- Upcoming hearings
- 0
Projects
| Project | Status | Planned capacity | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch Compute Campus Point Pleasant, Mason County | Under construction | 8 GW | Nscale (Monarch Cloud Campus LLC) |
| Project Tamarack West Columbia, Mason County | Approved | 2.16 GW | Starwood Digital Ventures (Starwood Capital Group) |
| Ridgeline Facility Thomas, Tucker County | Approved | 1.6 GW | Fundamental Data LLC |
Pauses and local rules
No moratorium action on record.
Upcoming votes and hearings
No upcoming hearing on record. Agendas change; check with the body before attending.
Latest changes
- Sep 3, 2026 Gov. Morrisey announces state 'high-impact' certification for the project (Monarch Compute Campus)[1]
- Sep 3, 2026 Gov. Morrisey announces at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce business summit that Starwood Digital Ventures received high-impact data center certification for Project Tamarack (Project Tamarack)[2]
- Sep 3, 2026 Project Tamarack says it is forming a Community Advisory Group of Mason County residents and leaders (Project Tamarack)[3]
- Aug 26, 2026 Intermediate Court of Appeals dismisses environmental groups' appeals for lack of jurisdiction, finding good cause for late appeals to the WV Supreme Court (Ridgeline Facility)[4]
- Aug 13, 2026 WVDEP determines Fundamental Data has demonstrated site control after company missed Aug 7 deadline and filed documents Aug 11 (Ridgeline Facility)[5]
- Jul 14, 2026 WVDEP issues a unilateral enforcement order to Monarch Cloud Campus after stormwater and mud from the site entered a nearby neighborhood (Monarch Compute Campus)[6]
Notes
Planned capacity adds each record’s first published figure for projects not cancelled or denied; projects that publish none are never estimated. IT load is the power reaching computing equipment, so a total that includes it understates total power. Locations may be approximate where a record gives only a town or county. Counts cover tracked projects, not every data center.
Sources
- Charleston Gazette-Mail, “Morrisey hails state certifications for two Mason County data center projects”, Sep 3, 2026. https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/energy_and_environment/morrisey-hails-state-certifications-for-two-mason-county-data-center-projects/article_96015183-04d8-4947-90b4-0b19f8bcfa48.html
- West Virginia Public Broadcasting, “Second Certified Data Center Announced For Mason County”, Sep 3, 2026. https://wvpublic.org/story/energy-environment/second-certified-data-center-announced-for-mason-county/
- WDTV, “Starwood Digital Ventures announces data center for Mason County”, Sep 3, 2026. https://www.wdtv.com/2026/09/03/starwood-digital-ventures-announces-data-center-mason-county/
- WDTV, “State appeals court dismisses environmental groups' lawsuits over Tucker County data center plant”, Aug 26, 2026. https://www.wdtv.com/2026/08/26/state-appeals-court-dismisses-environmental-groups-lawsuits-over-tucker-county-data-center-plant/
- West Virginia Watch, “WV DEP says Fundamental Data controls site of proposed Tucker County data center, power plant”, Aug 17, 2026. https://westvirginiawatch.com/2026/08/17/wv-dep-says-fundamental-data-controls-site-of-proposed-tucker-county-data-center-power-plant/
- WV MetroNews, “DEP hands down enforcement order on company preparing data center site in Mason County after second muddy event”, Jul 14, 2026. https://wvmetronews.com/2026/07/14/dep-hands-down-enforcement-order-on-company-preparing-data-center-site-in-mason-county-after-second-muddy-event/
Each project record lists all of its sources and excerpts. Cite as: Data Center Census, “Data center fact sheet: West Virginia,” October 14, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/fact-sheets/west-virginia.