Data Center Development

How Residents Of A W.Va. Tourist Destination Are Responding To Data Center Development

Dan Parks has been reporting on data center development in Tucker County, West Virginia. Parks writes a Substack called Country Roads News, which covers a rural county that’s home to Dolly Sods, Canaan Valley, Blackwater Falls and about 6,700 people. Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams spoke to Parks about his reporting.

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Data Centers, Inside Appalachia

This week, data centers are rapidly expanding into rural parts of Appalachia, and folks say they are having trouble finding information about these projects. Also, artificial intelligence is disrupting human art, including fiber arts like crochet. And folks are pushing back, like they always have — with song.

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PSC Files Proposed Data Center Power Rule

The Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) has filed draft rules for supplying energy to data centers. One expert says this version is much better than the first draft.

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Energy Rules Coming For Data Centers and West Virginia's Chestnuts, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, rules are in the works for data centers, lawmakers request a meeting with Flock, and the fate of West Virginia's chestnuts.

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