Data center restrictions tracker · West Virginia

Monroe County, West Virginia: data center zoning exclusion (2026)

Data snapshot 2026-08-15 · part of Pricing the Fear of Data Centers

Monroe County, West Virginia, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on February 1, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.

The record reads: "Monroe County residents organized opposition to potential data center development (by Undisclosed developer (state-facilitated)). The Monroe County Commission denied ongoing data center discussions, but acknowledged that recent West… (datacentertracker.org)."

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ActionClassStatusDateMW thresholdScopeSource
Zoning exclusionrestrictionin forceFebruary 1, 2026county-widedatacentertracker.org

Jurisdiction type: county. County: Monroe County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.

West Virginia context

West Virginia has 1 documented local action across 1 jurisdiction in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has a state preemption (enacted, April 30, 2025).

A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.

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