Two high-impact data centers officially underway in western Mason County
News Clip1:59WOWK 13 News·Mason County, WV·9/3/2026
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey announced two new high-impact data centers officially underway in western Mason County. One is a new $12 billion project, and the other is NScale's Monarch Compute Campus, which received state certification.
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Gov: West Virginia Data Economy Office
At the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Annual Business Summit at the Greenbrier, Governor Patrick Morrisey announced a new $12 billion high-impact data center in Mason County. He also announced that NScale’s Monarch Compute Campus has received its High Impact Data Center certification from the state’s Data Economy Office.
13 News Poltical Reporter Maddy Sperling reports.