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Datacenter Sites in Barbour County, West Virginia

Barbour County has 48 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.9/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 500 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low".

At a glance

Barbour County, West Virginia has 48 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.9/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the West Virginia average of 50.0. It ranks 23rd of 53 West Virginia counties by number of sites and 19th by average score. The top-scoring site is EC Coal Barbour County · 384c4aad at 60.4/100.

48
Candidate sites
51.9/100
Avg DC Readiness
500 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
Top 25 in Barbour County

Site-selection context for Barbour County

No
Datacenter tax incentive
10.92¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
7.71¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
3
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$2,673
Land price / acre
800
Cooling degree days
5,000
Heating degree days
52°F
Mean annual temp

How does Barbour County compare with other counties in West Virginia?

By number of scored sites, Barbour County ranks 23rd of the 53 West Virginia counties with a county page, holding 1.3% of the state's 3,734 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 51.9/100 ranks 19th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 793rd-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 6 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Barbour County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (38, 79% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (6) and substation-adjacent (4). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Barbour County?

Industrial electricity averages 7.71¢/kWh and commercial 10.92¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Low" (22). WRI water stress is low. 3 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 800 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 52°F. Land is valued around $2,673 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Barbour County

Top datacenter sites in Barbour County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Barbour CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs60.4
UNKNOWN108797Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs57.8
UNKNOWN108957Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs57.4
EC Coal Barbour CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.2
UNKNOWN108798Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs55.9
UNKNOWN129872Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs55.1
EC Coal Barbour CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs54.6
EC FFE Barbour CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs54.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs51.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs51.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs51.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs51.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs51.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs51.4
EC Coal Barbour CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs51.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs51.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs51.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs51.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs51.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs51.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs51.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs51.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs51.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs51.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs51.3

Every scored site in Barbour County

All 48 sites, best first.

Barbour County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Barbour County?

48 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 51.9/100 DC Readiness. That is the 23rd-most of 53 West Virginia counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Barbour County?

EC Coal Barbour County · 384c4aad scores 60.4/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 48 scored sites in Barbour County (a greenfield site).

Does Barbour County offer datacenter tax incentives?

No datacenter-specific tax incentive is on record for Barbour County in the GridCensus county dataset.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Barbour County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Barbour County as "Relatively Low" (score 22).

What are industrial electricity rates in Barbour County?

Average industrial electricity is 7.71¢/kWh and commercial is 10.92¢/kWh in Barbour County.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Barbour County, West Virginia”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/west-virginia/barbour-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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