Data centers in West Virginia
The latest data center news for West Virginia, then every tracked campus of 100 MW or more with its status, size, power supply and impact rating.
Latest updates in West Virginia
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FirstEnergy's Maidsville gas plant awaits a West Virginia PSC ruling; 7.9 GW of large load contracted
FirstEnergy's third-quarter release says it expects a final West Virginia Public Service Commission order on its proposed Maidsville combined-cycle gas plant in the fourth quarter of 2026, with Siemens turbines reserved for 2030 delivery, and reports 7.9 GW of contracted large-load demand plus about 4 GW in active negotiation. Baxtel reports a broader 26 GW data center pipeline, including 6 GW in West Virginia; that figure is not in FirstEnergy's release. The Dominion Post reported the plant at 1,200 MW and about $2.7 billion, and Baxtel reports the PSC has received 662 letters against it, nearly all form letters.
Sources: FirstEnergy (SEC Form 8-K) · Baxtel · Data Center Index
The buildout in West Virginia
We track 3 data center campuses of 100 MW or more in West Virginia (2 proposed, 1 under construction). Together they announce 6,400 MW at full buildout; weighted by build stage, we expect about 1,313 MW to be running by 2030. That load lands on the PJM grid. Named power suppliers: On-site. The largest expected load is Nscale Monarch Compute Campus (960 MW by 2030, under construction). Added natural gas burn, from grid-supplied and on-site generation, comes to about 117.7 MMcf/d on an average day.
| Campus | Location | Status | Announced MW | Expected MW 2030 | Power supply | Utility | Impact | Last change |
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| Nscale Monarch Compute CampusNscale | Point Pleasant, WV | Under construction | 2,000 | 960 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Fundamental Data RidgelineFundamental Data | Hambleton, WV | Proposed | 2,000 | 180 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Adams Fork Data Center Energy CampusTransGas Development Systems | Wharncliffe, WV | Proposed | 2,400 | 173 | On-site gas | On-site | – |
Campus names link to full profiles on datacenterindex.info. Figures as of November 3, 2026. Source: Data Center Index (datacenterindex.info), Discovery Energy. How campuses are sized and rated: methodology.