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Datacenter Sites in Mingo County, West Virginia

Mingo County has 207 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 48.5/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 800 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low".

At a glance

Mingo County, West Virginia has 207 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 48.5/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the West Virginia average of 50.0. It ranks 5th of 53 West Virginia counties by number of sites and 45th by average score. The top-scoring site is EC Coal Mingo County · 70e1ff56 at 58.1/100.

207
Candidate sites
48.5/100
Avg DC Readiness
800 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Mingo County

Site-selection context for Mingo County

No
Datacenter tax incentive
12.35¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.76¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
3
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$1,361
Land price / acre
800
Cooling degree days
5,000
Heating degree days
52°F
Mean annual temp

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

By number of scored sites, Mingo County ranks 5th of the 53 West Virginia counties with a county page, holding 5.5% of the state's 3,734 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 48.5/100 ranks 45th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 99th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 8 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Mingo County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (181, 87% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (10) and greenfield (8). 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 Mingo County?

Industrial electricity averages 8.76¢/kWh and commercial 12.35¢/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 $1,361 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Mingo County

Top datacenter sites in Mingo County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Mingo CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs58.1
OZ MingoGreenfield——3.0 yrs56.1
EC Coal Mingo CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs55.8
UNKNOWN130918Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs55.7
HATFIELD (KP)Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.7 yrs55.6
SPRIGGSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs55.2
EC Coal Mingo CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs55.1
CINDERSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs55.1
EC Coal Mingo CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs54.6
EC Coal Mingo CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs54.4
OZ MingoGreenfield——3.0 yrs54.3
TAP155907Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs53.9
CHAUNCEY TAPSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs53.9
TAP152742Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.7 yrs53.3
TAP154459Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.7 yrs53.0
NEW CAMPSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.7 yrs52.9
BARRENSHSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.7 yrs52.2
EC FFE Mingo CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs49.5
Tri-State WeldingIndustrial——3.0 yrs49.3
MCHA - Mingo Lime and Lumber Co. PropertyIndustrial——3.0 yrs49.3
Post 49 American LegionIndustrial——3.0 yrs49.3
Future Sycamore CampgroundIndustrial——3.0 yrs49.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs49.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs49.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs49.2

Every scored site in Mingo County

All 207 sites, best first.

Mingo County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Mingo County?

207 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 48.5/100 DC Readiness. That is the 5th-most of 53 West Virginia counties with five or more sites.

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

EC Coal Mingo County · 70e1ff56 scores 58.1/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 207 scored sites in Mingo County (a greenfield site).

Does Mingo County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Mingo County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Mingo County?

Average industrial electricity is 8.76¢/kWh and commercial is 12.35¢/kWh in Mingo 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 Mingo County, West Virginia”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/west-virginia/mingo-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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