West Virginia data center developer offers home buyouts after flooding

Name: West Virginia data center developer offers home buyouts after flooding
Uploaded: 2026-06-25T23:05:44.000Z
Duration: 3 min
Description: NScale is offering to buy homes of residents living next to its hyperscale AI data center complex in Mason County, West Virginia. This follows June flooding attributed to the construction site. Residents now face the decision of whether to accept the buyout offer and relocate or remain.

News Clip3:00100 Days in Appalachia·Mason County, WV·6/25/2026

NScale is offering to buy homes of residents living next to its hyperscale AI data center complex in Mason County, West Virginia. This follows June flooding attributed to the construction site. Residents now face the decision of whether to accept the buyout offer and relocate or remain.

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NScale is offering to buy the homes of people living next to its hyperscale AI data center complex in Mason County, W.Va., following June flooding from the construction site. And while those neighbors now must decide whether to move or remain, Appalachia’s population at large is not only steadily declining, but also at a more rapid pace than previously predicted. In other land-use news, an Ohio-based group aims to buy plots of land adjacent to New River Gorge National Park in Fayette County, W.Va.

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