West Virginia Energy and Data Center Tracker

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey is aggressively pursuing business from tech and energy companies by promising a “red-tape cutting machine” in our state. In 2025 the Legislature passed HB 2014, taking away counties’ power to regulate data centers and the power plants built for them. It’s hard to believe, but data centers can be set up just about anywhere with no way for a county to stop them unless we make new laws returning local control to county governments.

The goal of this website is to track the data center and energy projects popping up around the state, often with no notice to local governments or residents. We also hope the information leads to changes in the current state law and engagement from the people of West Virginia so we can protect our land, our farms, and local control.