Ridgeline Microgrid
Davis, Tucker County, WV
Source: Primary source
Ridgeline Microgrid is a under construction data center in Tucker County, WV, operated by Fundamental Data LLC. DataCentersExposed has documented 1,656 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
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Tucker, West Virginia
Ridgeline Microgrid in Davis, WV is contested. Organized Advocacy | Petition: https://www.change.org/p/protect-local-freedom-urge-governor-morrisey-to-veto-data-center-bill, https://actionnetwork.org/letters/fundamental-data-llcs-air-permit-application-r13-3713/ | Group: https://www.tuckerunited.com/ | Group: https://friendsofblackwater.org/ | Petition targets WV microgrid bill enabling Ridgeline project. Project has generated significant organized opposition from local residents and environmental groups concerned about air pollution, tourism impacts, and microgrid legislation enabling the development. Track what's being decided, when, and how to weigh in.
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1,656 MW of new demand — roughly a city of 1,325,000 homes.
Large new loads can raise transmission and capacity costs that land on every ratepayer. Residential power in WV is 16.8¢/kWh, up 3.8% year-over-year. (MW→homes is a rough ~800/MW planning figure.)
SourceDemand a full, public review — not a rubber stamp.
Ask for an independent noise study, a water-and-power impact assessment, enforceable conditions (setbacks, hours, cooling type), and that the record stays open for written comment. Procedural shortcuts have voided approvals elsewhere.
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Overview
source: linkProposed Fundamental Data data-center campus paired with the Ridgeline Power Station gas plant near Davis, WV. Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Files asFundamental Data LLC
- This facilityRidgeline Microgrid
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- Davis Considers Partial Wintertime Downtown Parking BanCountry Roads News· Aug 29, 2026
- Judges’ orders could lift data center appeal to WV Supreme CourtWBOY.com· Aug 27, 2026
- State appeals court dismisses environmental groups’ lawsuits over Tucker County data center plantWDTV 5· Aug 26, 2026
- The data centers are coming. Is Congress ready?Roll Call· Aug 12, 2026
- How one data center company is exploiting West Virginia’s fragmented oversight laws to sidestep scrutinyMountain State Spotlight· Jul 23, 2026
- "Shame on Them," Governor Morrisey Says of Fundamental DataCountry Roads News· Jul 23, 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, Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School in Thomas, is 0.7 mi from this site (205 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.