The PSC scheduled four public comment hearings for June, and is still accepting written comments online and via mail.

The discussion aimed to help the public better understand local and statewide impacts of data centers. What became clear throughout the night is that local leaders and community members feel ignored by the development process in place.

The Stubblefield Institute at Shepherd University is hosting a panel discussion on the effects of data center development in West Virginia.

One of the biggest names in the tech world has acquired land in Putnam County for a data center project there.

The Institute for Energy Economic and Financial Analysis now estimates the cost of the project will be $960 million, almost double their previous estimates.  

An incorrectly listed data center permit deadline has kept Mason County citizens from having their voices heard.  

Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced the designation of the state’s first High Impact Intelligence Center in Berkeley County.

After the approval of microgrids to power data centers last year, the House of Delegates advanced a bundle of administrative rules Tuesday.

Thursday’s decision came following a two-day hearing held in December at the DEP headquarters in Charleston where the citizen groups argued for the release of all redacted information in the site’s air quality permit application.

Fidelis New Energy and 8090 Industries announced the Monarch Compute Campus development in Mason County. When it is fully operational, Monarch is expected to generate 8 gigawatts of power using natural gas. 

Gov. Patrick Morrisey laid out some of the state’s top accomplishments of 2025 — and hinted at changes to come in the year ahead.

State regulators spent two days hearing evidence about the air quality permit for a microgrid facility in Tucker County that is expected to power a data center.

Residents in upper Canaan Valley say they want more information and more input regarding a microgrid energy project slated to be built just outside of their small town.