Mason County Data Center
Mason County, WV
Source: Primary source
Mason County Data Center is a under construction data center in Mason County, WV.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkResidents in Mason County report heavy dust from ongoing data center construction. Discovered from news coverage and promoted after review; location and details to be enriched from primary sources.
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: Google News- Meta announced as partner in 2,000-acre controversial Maysville data centerWCPO 9 Cincinnati· Oct 13, 2026
- Mason County data centers could generate $231 million in annual tax revenue, report saysWV News· Oct 13, 2026
- Mason County Fiscal Court votes to move forward with data center projectWKYT· Oct 13, 2026
- Meta announced as data center project developer in Mason County – Ledger IndependentLedger Independent – Maysville Online· Oct 13, 2026
- Data center developer will pay to move chestnut trees at former Mason County nursery, governor saysMy Buckhannon· Oct 13, 2026
- West Virginia data center plan puts rare chestnuts at riskCybernews· Oct 12, 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, Leon Elementary School in Leon, is 5.3 mi from this site (136 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.