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Datacenter Sites in Brooke County, West Virginia

Brooke County has 64 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.1/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,700 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low".

At a glance

Brooke County, West Virginia has 64 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.1/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the West Virginia average of 50.0. It ranks 16th of 53 West Virginia counties by number of sites and 28th by average score. The top-scoring site is TIDD at 60.9/100.

64
Candidate sites
51.1/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,700 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Brooke County

Site-selection context for Brooke County

No
Datacenter tax incentive
11.25¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
7.58¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
3
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$4,024
Land price / acre
800
Cooling degree days
5,000
Heating degree days
52°F
Mean annual temp

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

By number of scored sites, Brooke County ranks 16th of the 53 West Virginia counties with a county page, holding 1.7% of the state's 3,734 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 51.1/100 ranks 28th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 578th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 13 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Brooke County?

Industrial sites are the most common (31, 48% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (20) and greenfield (7). 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 Brooke County?

Industrial electricity averages 7.58¢/kWh and commercial 11.25¢/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 $4,024 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Brooke County

Top datacenter sites in Brooke County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TIDDSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW5.2 yrs60.9
EC Coal Brooke CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs60.5
EC Coal Brooke CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs60.1
EC Coal Brooke CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs58.6
EC Coal Brooke CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs58.4
EC Coal Brooke CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.1
EC Coal Brooke CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs56.3
MAHANS LANESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs56.2
UNKNOWN108779Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs56.1
UNKNOWN108780Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs55.9
TAP136838Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs55.6
UNKNOWN108781Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs55.4
Greenfield (WYLIE RIDGE - TIDD)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs55.4
Three Springs Business ParkIndustrial——3.0 yrs50.1
Park Drive Redevelopment PropertyIndustrial——3.0 yrs50.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs50.0
Starvaggi Three Springs Drive Property (G3HXNY00)Industrial——3.0 yrs50.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs49.9
Starvaggi Industries, Inc. Freedom Way PropertyIndustrial——3.0 yrs49.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs49.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs49.9
International Steel Group/Weirton Steel FreedomWayIndustrial——3.0 yrs49.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs49.9
International Steel Group/Weirton Steel Half MoonIndustrial——3.0 yrs49.9
Follansbee SteelIndustrial——3.0 yrs49.8

Every scored site in Brooke County

All 64 sites, best first.

Brooke County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Brooke County?

64 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 51.1/100 DC Readiness. That is the 16th-most of 53 West Virginia counties with five or more sites.

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

TIDD scores 60.9/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 64 scored sites in Brooke County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Brooke County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Brooke County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Brooke County?

Average industrial electricity is 7.58¢/kWh and commercial is 11.25¢/kWh in Brooke 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 Brooke County, West Virginia”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/west-virginia/brooke-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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