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Datacenter Sites in Taylor County, West Virginia

Taylor County has 26 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 55.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 2,800 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low".

At a glance

Taylor County, West Virginia has 26 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 55.3/100 DC Readiness, about 11% above the West Virginia average of 50.0. It ranks 34th of 53 West Virginia counties by number of sites and 3rd by average score. The top-scoring site is PRUNTYTOWN at 67.0/100.

26
Candidate sites
55.3/100
Avg DC Readiness
2,800 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Taylor County

Site-selection context for Taylor County

No
Datacenter tax incentive
10.92¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
7.71¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
3
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$4,194
Land price / acre
800
Cooling degree days
5,000
Heating degree days
52°F
Mean annual temp

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

By number of scored sites, Taylor County ranks 34th 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 55.3/100 ranks 3rd in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1422nd-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 11 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Taylor County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (11, 42% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (7) and greenfield (6). 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 Taylor 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 $4,194 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Taylor County

Top datacenter sites in Taylor County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PRUNTYTOWNSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs67.0
UNKNOWN108752Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.5
Greenfield (MOUNT STORM - PRUNTYTOWN)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs59.3
UNKNOWN108750Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.2
EC Coal Taylor CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs59.1
UNKNOWN108744Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs58.6
TAP146442Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs58.5
UNKNOWN129873Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs57.5
TAP140074Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs57.4
OZ TaylorGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.1
EC Coal Taylor CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs56.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs53.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs52.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs52.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs52.7
Greenfield (UNKNOWN108750 - PRUNTYTOWN)Greenfield138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs52.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs52.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs52.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs52.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs52.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs52.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs52.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs52.4
Former West Virginia PlasticsIndustrial——3.0 yrs52.2
Carr China Manufacturing FacilityIndustrial——3.0 yrs52.2

Every scored site in Taylor County

All 26 sites, best first.

Taylor County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Taylor County?

26 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 55.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 34th-most of 53 West Virginia counties with five or more sites.

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

PRUNTYTOWN scores 67.0/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 26 scored sites in Taylor County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Taylor County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Taylor County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Taylor County?

Average industrial electricity is 7.71¢/kWh and commercial is 10.92¢/kWh in Taylor 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 Taylor County, West Virginia”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/west-virginia/taylor-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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