Mountaineer Gigasystem/ Monarch Cloud Campus
Point Pleasant, Mason County, WV
Source: Primary source
Mountaineer Gigasystem/ Monarch Cloud Campus is a proposed data center in Mason County, WV, operated by Fidelis/Nscale. DataCentersExposed has documented 2,000 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkBrightloop onsite power generation (2000 GW) includes carbon capture and storage plans, hydrogen fuel production. Announced investment: $5.0B. Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Files asFidelis/Nscale
- This facilityMountaineer Gigasystem/ Monarch Cloud Campus
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- Construction 'weeks away,' Mason County data center operational in early 2027: BuilderCharleston Gazette-Mail· Jul 8, 2026
- Data center focus leads Fidelis affiliate to abandon Mason County biomass projectWV News· Jun 2, 2026
- Nscale to Buy AIPCorp, Take Over 8 GW MegaprojectCommercialSearch· Mar 18, 2026
- Nscale acquisition includes plan to build AI facility in Mason CountyNews and Sentinel· Mar 18, 2026
- West Virginia officials praise latest changing of hands of Fidelis Mason County data center projectNews and Sentinel· Mar 17, 2026
- Major tech startup buys company developing AI project near Point Pleasantherald-dispatch.com· Mar 16, 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, Mason County Career Center in Point Pleasant, is 2.3 mi from this site.
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.