Data centers and new power in West Virginia
8.8 GW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in West Virginia — 24 requests across 20 counties. That is the 41st largest amount of any state. 39 projects are built, 216 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.
What is happening with electricity in West Virginia
Every new power plant, battery or big customer has to join a waiting list before it can plug into the grid. This is what that list looks like in West Virginia right now.
Where every request ever filed here ended up
Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on. That is normal, not a warning sign for West Virginia.
What kind of power is asking to connect
By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.
All the numbers
281 requests ever filed
Source: the interconnection queues of every transmission provider operating in West Virginia. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 14 October 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.
Waiting to connect, by type of power
| Type | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Natural gas | 5 | 5.1 GW |
| Coal | 2 | 1.9 GW |
| Solar | 11 | 1.1 GW |
| Wind | 4 | 548 MW |
| Hydro | 1 | 105 MW |
| Oil | 1 | 50 MW |
Who runs the waiting list in West Virginia
| Grid operator or utility | Requests | Capacity pending |
|---|---|---|
| PJM | 281 | 8.8 GW |
Counties in West Virginia
20 with power on the waiting list
Every county with at least five requests on file. Open one to check an address, or see the schools near any mapped data center.
| County | Waiting | Capacity queued | Already built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County | 3 | 1.8 GW | 35 MW |
| Preston County | 1 | 1.3 GW | 0 MW |
| Grant County | 2 | 685 MW | 1.8 GW |
| Barbour County | 3 | 393 MW | 98 MW |
| Nicholas County | 2 | 250 MW | 0 MW |
| Fayette County | 2 | 195 MW | 54 MW |
| Jefferson County | 2 | 179 MW | 86 MW |
| Hampshire County | 1 | 150 MW | 20 MW |
| Mason County | 1 | 100 MW | 1.3 GW |
| Hardy County | 1 | 80 MW | 0 MW |
| Mineral County | 1 | 50 MW | 298 MW |
| Monongalia County | 1 | 50 MW | 2.0 GW |
| Berkeley County | 0 | 0 MW | 0 MW |
| Brooke County | 0 | 0 MW | 0 MW |
| Greenbrier County | 0 | 0 MW | 292 MW |
| Kanawha County | 0 | 0 MW | 405 MW |
| Marshall County | 0 | 0 MW | 0 MW |
| Pleasants County | 0 | 0 MW | 1.4 GW |
| Randolph County | 0 | 0 MW | 0 MW |
| Tucker County | 0 | 0 MW | 180 MW |
Key dates for projects here
no dated windows published
| Queue | What closes | Closes | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| PJM | Dominion GS-5 (Virginia SCC PUR-2025-00058) - ESAs signed on or after this date carry the 14-year term From this date the GS-5 large-load tariff carries a 14-year minimum term, alongside the reported 85% of contracted transmission demand minimum and $1… | No date published yet | disputed source |
| FERC | FERC large-load show cause — stakeholder comments on RTO responses Comments on the six RTO/ISO responses to the FPA section 206 show-cause orders of 18 June 2026 (PJM EL26-67, SPP EL26-68, NYISO EL26-69, MISO EL26-70… | No date published yet | unconfirmed source |
| FERC | FERC RM26-4 — generic large-load rulemaking Still at ANOPR stage. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
| FERC | Georgia PSC - Georgia Power must file large-load contracts 30 days before execution A standing obligation rather than a dated one: large-load contracts must be filed with the commission at least 30 days before they are executed. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
A date marked confirmed was checked by a person against the authority's own tariff, order or form page. Anything else is listed so you know it exists, with a link so you can check it yourself. Full calendar.
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