Documented
Penzance - Bedington, WV
500+ Acres, certified under HB2014, approved by Berkeley County Commission
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Some of the largest industrial projects ever proposed in the Eastern Panhandle are moving forward, and much of what governs them never reaches a public agenda.
The intent of this site to provide information about data center devepment proposals in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. We explore what has been disclosed and what information is shielded from public view, and attempt to provide an estimation of potential costs and benefits to help communities understand how these projects will impact them.
How To Read This Website
Every claim here carries one of three marks.
- Documented
- Drawn from ... The source is linked.
- Not disclosed
- A question we put to the public record and could not answer. The absence is the finding.
- Estimated
- Our calculation from published figures. Method and assumptions are shown so you can check them.
The Proposed Data Center Sites, And Who It Will Affect
Documented
QTS - Kearneysville, WV
300+ Acres, predates HB2014, approved by Berkeley County Commission
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What is not disclosed
These are not gaps in our research. Each one is a question we put to the public record and could not answer. Where we asked an agency or a company directly and received no response, we say so and give the date. -- WORK ON WORDING
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Full build-out water demand.
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What can reasonably be estimated
Where a figure has not been disclosed, it can sometimes be estimated from figures that have been. Every estimate below shows its inputs and its method. If our arithmetic is wrong, we want to hear about it.
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Project Blue Jay
Blurb about this project
Documented
- Location: Berkeley County, WV on farmland in Bedington near Scrabble Road and Berkeley Station Road
- Developer: Penzance (Virginia-based company)
- Acreage: 548 acres
- IT Load: 600 MW
- Estimated Temporary Jobs: 1000+
- Estimated Permanent Jobs: 125+ (90k-110k each)
- Other disclosed: etc
Not disclosed
- Cooling technology:
- Server base:
- Tenant:
- Water, energy, mitigation etc -- anything on HB2014 application:
Sources
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Project Carmel
Blurb about this project
Documented
- Location: Berkeley and Jeffereson County, WV on an old orchard in Kearneysville; adjacent to the Hospice of the Eastern Panhandle, XX miles from the VA medical center, and immediately neighboring several residiential communities and new home construction
- Developer: QTS
- Acreage: 90 acres in Berkeley County, 190 acres in Jeffereson County
- IT Load: undisclosed
- Tenant: QTS (this company builds and occupies their own data centers)
Not disclosed
- Cooling technology:
- Server base:
- Estimated Temporary Jobs: undisclosed
- Estimated Permanent Jobs: undiclosed
- Other disclosed:
- I could be wrong, but I think there is a plan that the BC planning commission has seen, but is not public -- need to verify what is and is not known here (not under HB 2014):
Sources
Add relevent details like who can answer these questions, etc
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What can reasonably be estimated
Where a figure has not been disclosed, it can sometimes be estimated from figures that have been. Every estimate below shows its inputs and its method. If our arithmetic is wrong, we want to hear about it.
Estimated
Annual electricity demand at full build-out.
Placeholder figure. Estimates will be based on Penzance 600 MW disclosure only as QTS has not disclosed any information about data center capacity or engineering
How this was calculated
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How this was calculated
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Where To Go Next
- What Is A Data Center Explaining what type of data centers are proposed here. And how AI training facilities differ from the servers behind everyday internet use.
- Privacy and surveillance Explaining the capabilities of these technologies; what the facilities process, who uses it, and what the government and corporations are building with AI data
- Myths and Talking Points Taking common talking points and breaking them down into what is factual, and what is false.
- Law and process HB 2014 and other WV laws in regards to data centers, county zoning, and the sequence of notice and public comment to date.
- Statewide overview What these projects add up to across West Virginia, and the other communities tracking them.
- WV Resident Stories Dedicated to highlighting and centering the voices of the residents of West Virginia who will be affected by these projects.
- Interactive map Project sites alongside historic, protected, and public lands.