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The public can now make official comments on a proposed microgrid facility in Tucker County.
The air quality permit application was submitted by Fundamental Data, LLC for a microgrid power station, known as the Ridgeline Facility. It will power what the company has said could be “among the largest data center campuses in the world.”
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is holding two public meetings. An in-person meeting will be held at Canaan Valley Resort State Park on June 30; those interested can pre-register here. An online meeting will be held July 17; those interested can pre-register here.
Written comments can be submitted at any time until 5 p.m. on July 18, 2025. Emails can be sent to Jerry.Williams@wv.gov with the subject line “Fundamental Data Comments”. Letters can be sent to WVDEP- Air Quality
Attention: Jerry Williams 601 57th Street SE, Charleston, WV 25304.
State leaders like Gov. Patrick Morrisey have promoted microgrids as an economic boon to the state, but local residents are concerned about environmental and quality of life effects.