NETL’s Computational Science & Engineering Center
Morgantown, Monongalia County, WV
Source: Primary source
NETL’s Computational Science & Engineering Center is a under construction data center in Monongalia County, WV, operated by National Energy Technology Laboratory.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkPurpose: AI. Laboratory already conducting research on AI and advanced computing, this project will consolidate data centers at the Morgantown Campus into a single facility and allow decommissioning of less-efficient data center space Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Files asNational Energy Technology Laboratory
- This facilityNETL’s Computational Science & Engineering 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
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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, Suncrest Elementary School in Morgantown, is 0.7 mi from this site (567 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.