Google Buffalo Data Center
Buffalo, Putnam County, WV
Source: Primary source
Google Buffalo Data Center is a proposed data center in Putnam County, WV, operated by Google LLC and ultimately owned by Alphabet Inc..
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkLikely tax incentives Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentAlphabet Inc.
- Files asGoogle LLC
- This facilityGoogle Buffalo Data Center
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: GDELT- Google launches Buffalo data center information website - herald-dispatch.comherald-dispatch.com· Jun 9, 2026
- Google Launches Data Center Website For Putnam County Campus - West Virginia Public BroadcastingWest Virginia Public Broadcasting· Jun 4, 2026
- Google launches website for proposed Buffalo, West Virginia data center project - WV NewsWV News· Jun 3, 2026
- Details scarce, advocate concerns many on Google's Putnam County data center plans - Charleston Gazette-MailCharleston Gazette-Mail· Mar 28, 2026
- Google data center project in the works for Putnam County | News, Sports, Jobs - mariettatimes.commariettatimes.com· Mar 28, 2026
- Governor Morrisey Announces Google Data Center Project in Putnam County - WV Office of the Governor (.gov)WV Office of the Governor (.gov)· Mar 27, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Buffalo Elementary School in Buffalo, is 2.1 mi from this site (204 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.