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Data centers are coming to West Virginia. Mountain State Spotlight has the info you need to know.

Across the state, companies are lining up to build massive data center complexes, and state leaders are rolling out the red carpet. 

But as plans for data centers and microgrids pop up across West Virginia, communities from Davis and Thomas to Mingo and Mason counties have questions they can’t get answered.

We’re Mountain State Spotlight, an independent, local newsroom committed to holding powerful businesses and people accountable in West Virginia. 

❓First things first: What’s a data center? A data center is [basically a building full of computers](https://mou

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r/u_MSSpotlight•

Data centers are coming to West Virginia. Mountain State Spotlight has the info you need to know.

Across the state, companies are lining up to build massive data center complexes, and state leaders are rolling out the red carpet. 

But as plans for data centers and microgrids pop up across West Virginia, communities from Davis and Thomas to Mingo and Mason counties have questions they can’t get answered.

We’re Mountain State Spotlight, an independent, local newsroom committed to holding powerful businesses and people accountable in West Virginia. 

❓First things first: What’s a data center? A data center is [basically a building full of computers](https://mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/07/1

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