Monarch Cloud Campus LLC

Data Center Signal is tracking 6 clips about Monarch Cloud Campus LLC data center developments across 1 states, including WV.

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News Clipherald-dispatch.com·Point Pleasant, Mason County, WV

Mason County Data Center Construction Site Floods, Prompts Resident Concerns and DEP Enforcement

A data center construction site in Mason County, West Virginia, being developed by Nscale, has flooded repeatedly, causing damage to nearby residential properties. Local residents express grief and frustration over the impacts, while the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has issued an enforcement order for stormwater permit violations.

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7/15/2026

News Clipherald-dispatch.com·Point Pleasant, Mason County, WV

Residents concerned after Mason County data center construction site floods again

Residents in Mason County, West Virginia, are experiencing repeated flooding and property damage due to ongoing construction at Nscale's Monarch Compute Campus. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has issued a unilateral enforcement order to Monarch Cloud Campus LLC for stormwater permit violations. Affected homeowners are considering leaving the neighborhood as Nscale offers to buy their properties.

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7/15/2026

News ClipCharleston Gazette-Mail·Buffalo, Putnam County, WV

Vast environmental harm inflicted, projected for Monarch, Google data center sites

Google's Project Avalon data center in Putnam County, West Virginia, is seeking federal permits to fill wetlands, raising significant environmental concerns. Separately, Monarch Cloud Campus LLC's data center project in Mason County has received multiple violations from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection for erosion and sediment control failures and pollution. Both projects are under scrutiny for their environmental impacts on the state's landscape.

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7/10/2026

News ClipWV News·Mason County, WV

Residents raise concerns over environmental impact of data center in Mason County

Residents and environmental advocates in Point Pleasant, WV, voiced concerns regarding the $40 billion Monarch Cloud Campus project in Mason County. Discussions focused on the environmental impact, water usage, and regulatory oversight of the proposed hyperscale data center, its associated gas-fired power plant, and pipeline. Organizers hope to encourage public participation in the ongoing permitting processes.

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6/14/2026

News ClipCharleston Gazette-Mail·Point Pleasant, Mason County, WV

New permits eyed for Mason Co. data center-tied project after eight-figure WV support

Monarch Cloud Campus LLC is pursuing a new air quality permit for its 2.16-gigawatt gas-fired power generation and data center project in Mason County, West Virginia. The project involves 864 natural gas engines to power three data centers, and the developer abandoned a previous permit before seeking this new one from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.

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6/3/2026

News ClipCharleston Gazette-Mail·Point Pleasant, Mason County, WV

Point Pleasant data center: 3 buildings, nearly 1,000 natural gas, diesel engines

Developers for the proposed Monarch Compute Campus data center in Point Pleasant, Mason County, WV, have submitted a construction permit application to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. The facility, which will be natural gas-fired with diesel backup, is under DEP review while opponents prepare their next actions.

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5/4/2026