Monarch Compute Campus

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

1. September 2026

   Under construction
   State high-impact data center certification (under HB 2014) announced 2026-09-03 alongside confirmation that construction is already underway at the site. Source: WV Gazette-Mail
2. March 2026

   Proposed
   Nscale acquired AIPCorp and 2,250-acre Monarch Compute Campus north of Point Pleasant; Microsoft letter of intent for 1.35 GW (430,000 NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 GPUs) announced at NVIDIA GTC 2026 March 16. First phase (2 GW power) target H1 2028. Source: Nscale

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Monarch Compute Campus in Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. 60+ Mason County residents attended March 17, 2026 meeting to organize opposition; concerns over noise, light, water, and CO2 pollution.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

60+ Mason County residents attended March 17, 2026 meeting to organize opposition; concerns over noise, light, water, and CO2 pollution. Marshall University and Mountwest Community College workforce training partnership established.

Source: WV Gazette-Mail

Power and water

Caterpillar G3500 series natural gas generators; US's first state-certified AI microgrid scalable to 8 GW. Battery energy storage systems for AI load swing management. Carbon sequestration pursued. Generator deliveries scheduled September 2026, August 2027.

Notes on the record

Nscale backed by $2B NVIDIA investment. Microsoft LOI covers 430,000 Vera Rubin NVL72 GPUs in multi-year framework agreement. 8 GW ceiling for full site; capacityMw.planned reflects 2028 phase target of 2 GW. Acquired from AIPCorp (Fidelis New Energy / 8090 Industries). Coordinates are approximate for north of Point Pleasant, Mason County. subsidies: no PILOT or county tax-abatement agreement was found in any source fetched this session; the project is instead reported as making community donations ($450,000 combined to Mason County Sheriff's Dept, EMS and the Economic Development Authority in April 2026; $500,000 to Mason County Schools reported August 2026) rather than receiving incentives. address: could not resolve a precise street address. Multiple sources place the site 'north of Point Pleasant along WV-62 near Camp Conley' in Mason County, but no source gives a house number or parcel ID, so location.street is left unfilled rather than approximated from a road name.

Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

• Project Tamarack · West Columbia · Starwood Digital Ventures8 mi · Proposed · 2.2 GW · Mixed reception
• Google Putnam County Data Center · Buffalo · Google17 mi · Proposed · Mixed reception

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