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West Virginians wondering about the rapid expansion of data center projects in the state can get some answers.
The Stubblefield Institute for Civil Political Communication at Shepherd University is hosting the panel discussion “Data Centers in our Backyard – Jobs, Infrastructure, and Community Impact” Tuesday, March 31 at 6 p.m.
The discussion aims to highlight diverse perspectives on West Virginia data center construction to help the public better understand community and statewide impacts. Steve Pearson, editor of The Observer Weekly, will moderate the discussion.
The panelists are:
MetroNews TV will broadcast the discussion on air, on radio and online via YouTube.
Data center development has accelerated across the country in recent years. The West Virginia Legislature and Gov. Patrick Morrisey have focused on data center development as a unique opportunity to drive economic growth and bring high-skilled jobs to the state.
The passage of House Bill 2014 last year created the Certified Microgrid Program to allow data centers to establish microgrids — self-contained sites that generate their own power.
Projects in Tucker, Mingo and Mason counties have already started receiving state permits for construction. More recently, Morrisey announced investments from Penzance Management for a data center in Berkeley County and from Google for a data center in Putnam County.
A transmission line project approved by regional transmission operator PJM is awaiting state regulatory approval to connect data centers in northern Virginia to power plants in Pennsylvania through four counties in northern West Virginia.
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Many West Virginians may not remember the name Doris “Dorie” Miller, but he served on the USS West Virginia when it was attacked at Pearl Harbor. While Miller was never trained to fight, he raced to the deck on the day of the attack and fought back - shooting down at least one enemy plane. In 2020, a new aircraft was commissioned by the U.S. Navy and named for Miller. But recent stories have surfaced with talk of renaming it after President Donald Trump. We speak with Scott Womack, the commander of American Legion Post 100 in Monroe, West Virginia, to discuss the group’s recent resolution that the Navy should retain Miller’s name on the ship.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA new report from the Centers for Disease Control found that black lung rates are the highest they’ve been since the 1970s. The disease can be debilitating, even for young miners. Justin Hicks reported for the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom on the new CDC report. Longtime investigative reporter Howard Berkes assisted, continuing his years of reporting on black lung, as previously featured on Inside Appalachia. Following the story’s release, Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams reached out to dig deeper.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Week, the state signs a memorandum of understanding about nuclear energy, the Public Service Commission disputes need for a transmission line, and 9/11 is remembered.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis week, in author Willie Carver, Jr.’s new book, he reconsiders a negative childhood experience with a neighborhood girl who might have just been looking for a friend. Also, a southwestern Virginia community rang the alarm after more and more of its children were diagnosed with cancer. A local journalist is trying to unravel the cause. And, the city of Asheville has a new crusading reporter. He’s a puppet.
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