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Datacenter Sites in Mineral County, West Virginia

Mineral County has 25 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 50.4/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,600 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low".

At a glance

Mineral County, West Virginia has 25 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 50.4/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the West Virginia average of 50.0. It ranks 35th of 53 West Virginia counties by number of sites and 34th by average score. The top-scoring site is BLACK OAK at 61.2/100.

25
Candidate sites
50.4/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,600 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
Top 25 in Mineral County

Site-selection context for Mineral County

No
Datacenter tax incentive
11.03¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
7.59¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
2
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$3,232
Land price / acre
800
Cooling degree days
5,000
Heating degree days
52°F
Mean annual temp

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

By number of scored sites, Mineral County ranks 35th of the 53 West Virginia counties with a county page, holding 0.7% of the state's 3,734 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 50.4/100 ranks 34th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1462nd-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 2 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Mineral County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (13, 52% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (7) and greenfield (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 Mineral County?

Industrial electricity averages 7.59¢/kWh and commercial 11.03¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Low" (22). WRI water stress is low. 2 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 $3,232 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Mineral County

Top datacenter sites in Mineral County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BLACK OAKSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.3 yrs61.2
EC Coal Mineral CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs55.8
EC Coal Mineral CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs54.8
UNKNOWN131423Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs53.9
UNKNOWN108988Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs53.9
TAP139270Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs53.8
UNKNOWN108967Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs53.8
UNKNOWN108987Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs53.7
EC Coal Mineral CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs53.3
UNKNOWN147436Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.3 yrs52.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs47.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs47.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs47.7
Anchor BuildingIndustrial——3.0 yrs47.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs47.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs47.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs47.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs47.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs47.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs47.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs47.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs47.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs47.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs47.4
EC Coal Mineral CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs47.3

Every scored site in Mineral County

All 25 sites, best first.

Mineral County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Mineral County?

25 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 50.4/100 DC Readiness. That is the 35th-most of 53 West Virginia counties with five or more sites.

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

BLACK OAK scores 61.2/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 25 scored sites in Mineral County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Mineral County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Mineral County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Mineral County?

Average industrial electricity is 7.59¢/kWh and commercial is 11.03¢/kWh in Mineral 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 Mineral County, West Virginia”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/west-virginia/mineral-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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