Mountaineer GigaSystem / Monarch
Point Pleasant, Mason County County, WV
Source: Primary source
Mountaineer GigaSystem / Monarch is a proposed data center in Mason County County, WV, operated by Fidelis New Energy. DataCentersExposed has documented 1,000 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkUp to 1GW hydrogen-powered, ~$5B; phase 1 ~2028.
Operator chain
- Files asFidelis New Energy
- This facilityMountaineer GigaSystem / Monarch
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- New permits eyed for Mason Co. data center-tied project after eight-figure WV supportCharleston Gazette-Mail· Jun 3, 2026
- Data center focus leads Fidelis affiliate to abandon Mason County biomass projectWV News· Jun 2, 2026
- Flooding strikes Mason County neighborhood following data center developmentWV News· May 25, 2026
- West Virginia officials praise latest changing of hands of Fidelis Mason County data center projectNews and Sentinel· Mar 17, 2026
- Meeting held to discuss proposed data center in Point PleasantWOWK 13 News· Mar 17, 2026
- Fidelis Data Center proceeding with plans to buildWSAZ· Jan 31, 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, Pt. Pleasant Primary in Pt. Pleasant, is 1.4 mi from this site (351 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.