The Data Center Debate

By state

Data centers in West Virginia

3 data centers and projects on our map in West Virginia, including 1 project we track in detail. Each one links to its source. Below: where they are by county, the projects in the news, and the latest reporting from both sides.

2existing and up and running 0under construction 1proposed 0blocked, paused or withdrawn

See West Virginia on the map. Existing facilities come from OpenStreetMap, a community-maintained public map that is incomplete; proposed, under construction and blocked projects are tracked one by one from news, filings and official records.

Projects in the news

Proposed Air permit under appeal, commercial operation targeted for 2028

Ridgeline Facility

Davis, Tucker County · Operator: Fundamental Data

750 MW

A proposed data center campus with an on site natural gas microgrid of at least 750 megawatts in rural Tucker County. Residents, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy and the Sierra Club have appealed the state air permit and say trade secret claims have kept impact details from the public.

Issues raised: air-pollution, power, opposition, transmission

Source: West Virginia Highlands Conservancy · On the map

By county

  • Tucker County 1 on the map
    Ridgeline Facility

Weighing it up

For the arguments behind these fights, see the case for data centers, the case against, and the questions people ask, each answered from both sides.