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Data centers in Mason County, West Virginia
Mason County has 3 data centers on the record: 3 proposed. No county or city rule about data centers is on the record for Mason County yet.
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The 3 data centers in Mason County
Newest activity firstEach row is one site with its stage, its latest dated entry and what its sources disclose. A figure no source gives reads Not disclosed.
- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power
- Not disclosed
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Tenant
- Not disclosed
Starwood Digital Ventures Mason County Data Center
West Columbia, Mason County · Starwood Digital Ventures
No dated entry on the record yet.
- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power
- Not disclosed
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Tenant
- Not disclosed
NScale Mason County Data Center
Mason County · NScale
Latest, reported September 13, 2026: Starwood Digital Ventures announced a new 12 billion dollar project in Mason County mountainstatespotlight.org local outlet
- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power
- Not disclosed
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Tenant
- $45 billion
Where
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3 data centers in Mason County: all proposed. A dashed edge means the exact site is not in the public record; every pin here marks a town or the county.
The cities in Mason County on the record (2)
| City | Projects |
|---|---|
| Point Pleasant | 1 |
| West Columbia | 1 |
What happened
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· NScale Mason County Data Center
Now reported: Nscale secured $790 million for its Norway data center project datacenterdynamics.com trade press
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· NScale Mason County Data Center
Approved: NScale data center in Mason County received certification after months of negotiations dcnewsnow.com local outlet
What was said
Gov. Patrick Morrisey unveiled a 20 year plan for data center development in West Virginia with collaboration and local community involvement as pillars
Rick Handley, Mason County Commission President, says county officials have no control over when and where data centers come
Morgan King of West Virginia Citizen Action Group expressed grave concerns about air pollutants from the natural gas plant and generators
Every West Virginia statement, by speaker
3 more statements on this page
Anthropic discovered five cases in recent months in which scientists in unspecified foreign nations used Anthropic models to study dangerous pathogens
West Virginia Governor
Governor Morrisey announced plans to triple West Virginia's electric production by mid century to support AI data centers
Disclosed figures
nothing disclosed by 3 records
Power, water, jobs and tax
| Figure | Disclosed total | Disclosed | Not disclosed | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | Not disclosed | 0 | 3 | Not disclosed by any of the 3 records | |
| Water, stated per day | Not disclosed | 0 | 3 | Not disclosed by any of the 3 records | |
| Water, stated per year | Not disclosed | 0 | 3 | Not disclosed by any of the 3 records | |
| Permanent jobs | Not disclosed | 0 | 3 | Not disclosed by any of the 3 records | |
| Tax each year | Not disclosed | 0 | 3 | Not disclosed by any of the 3 records |
Summed only where a record disclosed the figure; a record with no figure adds nothing and is counted as not disclosed. Water is summed per day and per year separately, as the sources stated it, and never converted. A tax claim given as a range is summed at both ends.
By what the facilities are for
| Use | Records | Power | Water | Jobs | Tax each year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not disclosed | 3 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed: power, water, jobs, tax each year |
A record that lists several uses counts once under each. Each cell is the sum over the records with that use, disclosed rows only.
What the facilities are for
No source on file states what any of the 3 tracked facilities in Mason County are for.
How the facilities are cooled
No source on file states how any of the 3 tracked facilities in Mason County are cooled.
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Data centers in Mason County, West Virginia", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/wv/mason-county, updated September 25, 2026.
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Data center records in Mason County, West Virginia", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/wv/mason-county. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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For researchers
- Place id
- us/wv/mason-county
- Level
- county
- Census GEOID
- Not disclosed
- Rating value
- Not disclosed
- Scale word
- Not disclosed