Data Centers Atlas: West Virginia

Weekly data center brief: West Virginia

Week of: October 26, 2026

Research through: October 29, 2026

Source reviews and additions to the Atlas collection. Review dates do not establish openings or physical events. Scheduled dates are not outcomes.

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Dated record: WVNET Morgantown Data Center

Recorded event date: October 26, 2026

Added to the atlas. Compilation date only, not opening or construction.

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

Permit and comment: Monarch Compute Campus

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection published a public-comment process for Monarch's proposed off-grid power facility under application R14-0042. The notice schedules October 20 and October 29, 2026 meetings, with written comments due October 30. This is a preliminary air-permit review, not an issued permit, completed hearing or measured-air finding.

Record status: pending. West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection published a preliminary review and future comment opportunities for R14-0042. Pending applies only to that named air application; no signed final permit, current generation, project operation or resolution of earlier enforcement was verified.

Event date: April 17, 2026

Source publication date: September 29, 2026

Disposition date: Not established

Concern sources checked: October 18, 2026

The original notice expressly identifies April 17, 2026 as the air application date. October 20 and October 29 are scheduled future meetings; they have not been treated as completed events. The original agency notice displays September 29, 2026 publication. That is separate from the earlier application date, future comment deadlines and any later final permit decision.

Raised or recorded by West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.

Counts describe attributed documentation, not harm or severity. Allegations, procedural outcomes and published replies retain their separate scope.

Permit and comment: Monarch Compute Campus

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection published a joint comment opportunity for Monarch State Waters applications SWP-26-0002 and SWP-26-0003, concerning proposed wetland impacts for two named campus projects. The notice schedules an October 26, 2026 meeting and comment deadline. This counts one paired public-notice process, not two verified buildings or a finding of actual environmental damage.

Record status: pending. West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection published a comment opportunity for the paired State Waters applications through October 26, 2026. Pending applies to that process only; mitigation-credit plans do not establish final issuance, completed restoration, actual wetland effects or resolution of separate stormwater enforcement.

Event date: Not established

Source publication date: September 29, 2026

Disposition date: Not established

Concern sources checked: October 18, 2026

Exact filing dates for the two State Waters applications were not established in the read notice. October 26, 2026 is a scheduled future workshop, meeting and comment deadline, not an event already held. The original combined agency notice was published September 29, 2026. It distinguishes the State Waters process from separate air meetings and the October 30 air deadline; the publication date is not an application or issuance date.

Raised or recorded by West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.

Counts describe attributed documentation, not harm or severity. Allegations, procedural outcomes and published replies retain their separate scope.

Legal action: Ridgeline Data Center

Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia dismissed Ridgeline-related appeal 25-ICA-391 on August 26, 2026 for lack of jurisdiction, with a separate discussion of moot draft-permit questions. This records the named court procedure, not a merits decision approving every environmental claim, current operation or the outcome of any later higher-court case.

Record status: dismissed. Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia dismissed only appeal 25-ICA-391 for lack of jurisdiction, with a separate discussion of moot draft-permit questions. Dismissed applies to that dated Intermediate Court procedure. It does not resolve all air-permit or disclosure merits, prove current compliance, dismiss every possible challenge or establish the present higher-court outcome.

Event date: August 26, 2026

Source publication date: August 31, 2026

Disposition date: August 26, 2026

Concern sources checked: October 18, 2026

The actual court order and electronic filing stamp both identify August 26, 2026. Earlier appeal-filing dates and any planned later refiling are separate; no accomplished higher-court filing is inferred. The exact original court PDF first posting day is unknown. The original linked WVPB follow-up was published August 31, 2026. A filename or filing stamp is not assumed to establish PDF publication.

Raised or recorded by Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Company statement reported by an outlet

Fundamental Data stated, according to West Virginia Public Broadcasting, that it respects the rulings and would address issues in the proper forum while working with the state. This is an outlet-quoted company statement, not a verified merits determination or completed compliance finding.

The original report attributes this statement to Fundamental Data concerning both Ridgeline rulings. The company release itself was not independently inspected. August 31 is outlet publication, not an independently established company-original publication date.

Response publication date: August 31, 2026

Response sources checked: October 18, 2026

Counts describe attributed documentation, not harm or severity. Allegations, procedural outcomes and published replies retain their separate scope.

Legal action: Ridgeline Data Center

Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia dismissed Ridgeline-related appeal 26-ICA-92 on August 26, 2026 for being improvidently docketed, stating that review belongs in the Supreme Court of Appeals. This records the named court procedure, not a merits decision approving every environmental claim, current operation or the outcome of any later higher-court case.

Record status: dismissed. Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia dismissed only appeal 26-ICA-92 for being improvidently docketed, stating that review belongs in the Supreme Court of Appeals. Dismissed applies to that dated Intermediate Court procedure. It does not resolve all air-permit or disclosure merits, prove current compliance, dismiss every possible challenge or establish the present higher-court outcome.

Event date: August 26, 2026

Source publication date: August 31, 2026

Disposition date: August 26, 2026

Concern sources checked: October 18, 2026

Raised or recorded by Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Company statement reported by an outlet

Response publication date: August 31, 2026

Response sources checked: October 18, 2026

Counts describe attributed documentation, not harm or severity. Allegations, procedural outcomes and published replies retain their separate scope.

Regulator record: Monarch Compute Campus

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection announced a unilateral enforcement order after stormwater inspections at Monarch Cloud Campus. The agency recorded sediment-control deficiencies, required corrective work and restricted land disturbance in a separate drainage area. These are the agency's published findings and directions; current corrective completion and the later enforcement outcome were not verified.

Record status: unknown. The current enforcement disposition is unknown in this bounded review. The agency announced required corrective work and a restriction limited to a separate drainage area. Its release does not verify that all corrections were completed, that work resumed, that the whole campus closed or that later air and wetland applications resolved this enforcement matter.

Event date: Not established

Source publication date: July 14, 2026

Disposition date: Not established

Concern sources checked: October 18, 2026

The July 14, 2026 agency announcement says an order had been issued but does not provide its exact issuance day. July 11 is the reported rainfall event, not an assumed order date. The event date therefore remains unknown. The original agency release displays July 14, 2026 publication. Independent original reporting was published July 15. Those days are separate from the unknown exact order issuance date and any later corrective-action verification.

Raised or recorded by West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.

Counts describe attributed documentation, not harm or severity. Allegations, procedural outcomes and published replies retain their separate scope.

Dated record: Bedington Campus

Recorded event date: February 26, 2026

The original Governor February 26, 2026 release announces Penzance Bedington Campus and reports a State designation. This dates the public account, without establishing an exact certificate execution day, physical construction, commissioned computing or delivered community benefits.

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

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Dated record: NETL Computational Science and Engineering Center

Recorded event date: May 22, 2025

The original NETL May 22, 2025 release explicitly reports ongoing CSE building construction in Morgantown. This dates the agency statement without establishing an exact construction start, future relocation of existing systems or present commissioned operation.

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

netl.doe.gov

Dated record: Continent 8 West Virginia DC2

Recorded event date: February 26, 2024

The original Continent 8 February 26, 2024 release names the Petersburg opening and existing South Charleston service. This dates the issuer account rather than exact first computing commissioning or an independently verified current compliance certificate.

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

www.continent8.com

Dated record: Continent 8 West Virginia DC1

Recorded event date: February 26, 2024

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

www.continent8.com