Mason County, West Virginia
Mason County, West Virginia has 8.2 GW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 4 records, against 1.3 GW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 128.8 MW of planned generation across 7 projects. That is 62.4% of West Virginia's data center MW.
Mason County and its neighbors
Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. 1 of its 3 neighboring counties have pages of their own. The rest are in the member database.
Data center records planned, under construction and operating, data as of October 8, 2026.Hover a county for its numbers
more data center MW than operating generation in the county. Mason County's own plants cover 15.9% of the load on record, and the planned pipeline adds 128.8 MW.
Data centers by status
4 records, 8.2 GW
The data center pipeline
3 records list a year online or expected, from 2027 to 2028. The largest expected additions are 1.4 GW listed for 2028 and 720 MW for 2027. 1 record list no year.
Data center MW by year online or expected
Records not cancelled, by listed year. 2026 onward is planned or under construction.
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| Year | Records | MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 1 | 720 |
| 2028 | 2 | 1,440 |
Who is building in Mason
Data center developers by MW on record. Top 1 of 1.
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| Developer | Sites | MW |
|---|---|---|
| Nscale | 4 | 8,160 |
Power generation in the county
1 plant operate inside Mason County, 1.3 GW of coal. The queue adds 128.8 MW across 7 projects.
Operating and planned generation by technology
MW in Mason County
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| Technology | Status | Projects | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal | Operating | 1 | 1,300 |
| Solar | Planned | 1 | 100 |
| Hydro | Planned | 6 | 28.8 |
Planned generation by listed in-service year
MW. Years before 2026 are past due.
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| Year | Planned projects | MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2028 | 1 | 100 |
| 2029 | 6 | 28.8 |
Mason County against its neighbors
None of the 1 neighboring county with a page lists a data center record. Putnam County has the most operating generation among them, 3 GW.
| County | Data center records | Data center MW | Operating generation MW | Planned generation MW | Data center MW per MW operating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason County this page | 4 | 129 | 6.3x | ||
| Putnam County | 1 | 0 | 0x |
Data center MW counts records planned, under construction and operating. Generation is inside the county only. Neighbors without a page have fewer than three projects on record.
2 counties shownWhat changed since June 4, 2026
2 projects in Mason County moved between the two snapshots. Counts and MW are below; the projects themselves are for members.
Every change in Mason County
Project, what changed, technology, MW and the dates that moved, for all 2 changes.
| Project | Change | Technology | MW | Previous date | New date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rows are hidden on public pages. Members see the project behind each change, its developer and the dates that moved.
Every record in Mason County
Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 12 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.
| Project or campus | Developer | Status | MW | Year | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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