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Datacenter Sites in Kanawha County, West Virginia

Kanawha County has 208 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 52.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 3,050 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low".

At a glance

Kanawha County, West Virginia has 208 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 52.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the West Virginia average of 50.0. It ranks 4th of 53 West Virginia counties by number of sites and 17th by average score. The top-scoring site is KANAWHA RIVER at 67.1/100.

208
Candidate sites
52.3/100
Avg DC Readiness
3,050 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Kanawha County

Site-selection context for Kanawha County

No
Datacenter tax incentive
12.32¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.74¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
3
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$3,883
Land price / acre
800
Cooling degree days
5,000
Heating degree days
52°F
Mean annual temp

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

By number of scored sites, Kanawha County ranks 4th of the 53 West Virginia counties with a county page, holding 5.6% of the state's 3,734 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 52.3/100 ranks 17th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 98th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 44 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Kanawha County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (141, 68% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (26) and greenfield (25). 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 Kanawha County?

Industrial electricity averages 8.74¢/kWh and commercial 12.32¢/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 $3,883 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Kanawha County

Top datacenter sites in Kanawha County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
KANAWHA RIVERSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs67.1
OZ KanawhaGreenfield——3.0 yrs63.2
OZ KanawhaGreenfield——3.0 yrs62.9
UNKNOWN162246Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs60.0
CHEMICALSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.9
CAPITOL HILLSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.9
WARDS HOLLOWSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.9
UNKNOWN154002Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.8
CHESTERFIELD AVESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.7
TAP154003Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.7
SOUTH RIDGESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.4
RUTHSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs58.5
TAP137101Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs58.4
UNKNOWN108883Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs58.3
TAP137199Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs58.2
EC Coal Kanawha CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs58.1
HERNSHAWSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs58.1
EC FFE Kanawha CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs58.0
UNKNOWN128924Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs57.9
CABIN CREEKSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs57.9
TAP155322Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs57.8
WINIFREDESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs57.8
TAP171982Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs57.7
EC Near Kanawha RiverGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.6
FLATWOODSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs57.6

Every scored site in Kanawha County

All 208 sites, best first.

Kanawha County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Kanawha County?

208 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 52.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 4th-most of 53 West Virginia counties with five or more sites.

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

KANAWHA RIVER scores 67.1/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 208 scored sites in Kanawha County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Kanawha County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Kanawha County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Kanawha County?

Average industrial electricity is 8.74¢/kWh and commercial is 12.32¢/kWh in Kanawha 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 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Kanawha County, West Virginia”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/west-virginia/kanawha-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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