Monarch Compute Campus (Nscale)
Data center project in Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Monarch Compute Campus (Nscale) is a data center project in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, under construction, developed by Nscale, with a stated size of 2 GW. Last reported October 7, 2026, from 2 sources.
- Status
- Under construction
- Developer
- Nscale
- Location
- Point Pleasant, West Virginia
- Stated size
- 2 GW
- Last reported
- ·
- Sources
- 2 sources
- Other companies on the job
- 6 companies named, on Ultra
Is it moving?
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Permits and filings
- Monarch Cloud Campus air quality permit applicationAir permit · West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection · Under review · lincolnjournal.com ↗
- Preliminary determination to approve air quality permitAir permit · West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection · Under review · lincolnjournal.com ↗
- State waters permit applicationsWater · West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection · Under review · lincolnjournal.com ↗
- DEP order to repair and strengthen stormwater systemEnvironmental review · West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection · Status not stated · nearbydatacenters.org ↗
- IncentiveIncentive · Approved · nearbydatacenters.org ↗
- High impact data center certificationPublic record · State of West Virginia · nearbydatacenters.org ↗
- County commission letter seeking HB 2014 changeZoning · Mason County Commission · Filed · nearbydatacenters.org ↗
What the sources say
Reported
“Monarch Compute Campus (Nscale) north of Point Pleasant”
Status
“Site work started in 2026; first phase expected to run in the second half of 2027.”
Size
“2,000 megawatts (about as much as 1,600,000 homes)”
Reported
“Nscale. Under construction, 1350 MW”
Status
“The site is under construction. The next step is opening.”
Size
“Size 1350 MW, 2250 acres”
Acreage
2,380 acres
Address
30 Monarch Way, off Ohio River Road (W.Va. 62)
Microgrid capacity
2.16 gigawatts
Generators
864 natural gas-fired reciprocating internal combustion engines
Backup generators
12 diesel-fired emergency generator engines
Cooling
closed-loop cooling
Construction start
2026
Facility startup
April 2027
Peak construction workforce
4,375 workers
Reports behind this page
- Report from nearbydatacenters.org · nearbydatacenters.org ·
- Monarch Compute Campus (Nscale) data center: under construction, 1350 MW, Mason County, WV · isadatacentercoming.com ·
What the full file adds
- General contractorOpen: not named yet
- Electrical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Mechanical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Engineering and commissioningOpen: not named yet
- Power and cooling equipmentOpen: not named yet
- Utility and power supply1 named
- Tenant2 named
- Investors and lenders2 named
- Named builders, suppliers and partners6 companies named on this job besides the developer, each with its source.Ultra
- Buying stage by tradeWhen the electrical, mechanical and other trade work on this job is likely to be bought.Ultra
- ContactsSenior people at the companies on this job, where public pages name them.Ultra
- Who pays whom3 deals on file: equity, loans, leases, power or equipment, each with its source.Ultra
- Video and satellite readingsHow busy the site looks, wherever public drone or news footage or a satellite image of it is found.Ultra
- Spezia's read of the projectIts construction phase, how likely it is to be built and what is holding it back.Ultra
- AlertsAn email the day this project moves.Ultra
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Other data centers in Point Pleasant and West Virginia
- Monarch Cloud CampusApprovedSame town · Point PleasantNscale1.35 GW
- Monarch Compute Campus and Mountaineer GigasystemUnknownSame town · Point PleasantFidelis2 GW
- Monarch Compute CampusAnnouncedSame town · Point PleasantNscale1.3 GW
- Monarch data center campusAnnouncedSame town · Point PleasantNscale460 MW
- Nscale West Virginia data center campusUnknownSame town · Point PleasantNscale460 MW
- Nscale / Microsoft Monarch Compute Campus AI Infrastructure PhaseUnknownSame town · Point PleasantNscaleSize not stated
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