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Construction 'weeks away,' Mason County data center operational in early 2027: Builder

The first phase of the Monarch Compute Campus, an AI data center and gas-fired power plant in Mason County, West Virginia, is expected to be operational in early 2027, creating 700 jobs. Nscale Global Holdings recently acquired the project developer, American Intelligence & Power Corp., planning to build "one of the world 's largest AI Factories." Construction is weeks away, with companies like Caterpillar, Babcock & Wilcox, and Powell Industries involved.