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Datacenter Sites in Webster County, West Virginia

Webster County has 94 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 48.5/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 200 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low".

At a glance

Webster County, West Virginia has 94 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 48.5/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the West Virginia average of 50.0. It ranks 14th of 53 West Virginia counties by number of sites and 45th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 1554dfc3 at 54.9/100.

94
Candidate sites
48.5/100
Avg DC Readiness
200 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
Top 25 in Webster County

Site-selection context for Webster County

No
Datacenter tax incentive
10.92¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
7.71¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
2
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$1,960
Land price / acre
800
Cooling degree days
5,000
Heating degree days
52°F
Mean annual temp

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

By number of scored sites, Webster County ranks 14th of the 53 West Virginia counties with a county page, holding 2.5% 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 351st-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 0 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Webster County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (85, 90% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (5) and substation-adjacent (2). 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 Webster 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. 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 $1,960 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Webster County

Top datacenter sites in Webster County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN108840Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs54.9
UNKNOWN108831Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs54.3
EC Coal Webster CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs53.7
EC Coal Webster CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs53.4
EC FFE Webster CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs53.2
EC Coal Webster CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs53.1
EC Coal Webster CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs52.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs48.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs48.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs48.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs48.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs48.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs48.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs48.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs48.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs48.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs48.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs48.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs48.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs48.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs48.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs48.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs48.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs48.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs48.5

Every scored site in Webster County

All 94 sites, best first.

Webster County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Webster County?

94 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 48.5/100 DC Readiness. That is the 14th-most of 53 West Virginia counties with five or more sites.

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

Substation-Adjacent site · 1554dfc3 scores 54.9/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 94 scored sites in Webster County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Webster County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Webster County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Webster County?

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

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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