Data center coverage in Mason County, West Virginia
30 headlines archived for Mason County — no documented moratorium or ban on file here yet. See the moratorium tracker for towns that have taken formal action, or the full story tracker to browse every place we're following.
What's been reported
30 stories tracked since 2026-05-28 across 18 outlets. 25× A community is pushing back on a nearby data center. 3× Neighbors say the new load is pushing up their power bills. Most recent: “High Impact data center construction looms over Mason County statehouse race” (WOWK 13 News, 2026-10-23).
- High Impact data center construction looms over Mason County statehouse race
- State, data center developer scramble to save rare Mason County chestnut grove
- West Virginia to hear public comments on Mason County data center power plant
- Treasurer's Office Releases Analysis Of Potential Tax Revenue From Mason County Data Centers
- Mason County school board could miss out on $90M from data centers if levy fails, says Treasurer
- Mason County school board could miss out on $90M from data centers if levy fails, says Treasurer
- Mason County data centers could generate $231 million in annual tax revenue, report says
- Governor Morrisey shares plan to relocate historic trees for data center in Mason County
- $12B Data Center Coming to Mason County, WV – Where’s the Gas?
- New data center project coming to Mason County, WV spearheaded by Florida-based real estate group
- New data center project coming to Mason County, WV spearheaded by Florida-based real estate group
- New data center project coming to Mason County, WV spearheaded by Florida-based real estate group
+18 more on the story tracker.
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Where the decision gets made
County Commission — County-level land use. Residents have pressed commissioners on the Monarch Compute Campus, a 1,100-acre hyperscale complex (North Point Pleasant + an expansion at Lakin); no moratorium confirmed.
Meets: 4 regular sessions/year at the courthouse (statutory minimum); see the county's agenda page for the full schedule.
Where: Mason County Courthouse, Point Pleasant, WV
Public comment: See the commission's published agenda for the public-comment process for a specific meeting.
Read from the official page on 2026-08-12. Meeting details change — confirm before you go.
What to do next
- Questions to ask at the hearing — force specific answers onto the record.
- Estimate the impact — electricity, water, and rate pressure for any facility size in West Virginia.
- Model CBA clauses — copy-paste language communities have actually won.
- West Virginia briefing — rates, grid carbon, PUC contacts, and every fight in the state.
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