# Google Putnam County Data Center > Proposed: a data center in Putnam County, West Virginia, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (2 sources). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/google-putnam-county-data-center-wv-dc_c7a37f579606 Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/google-putnam-county-data-center-wv-dc_c7a37f579606.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records Google has proposed a data center in Putnam County, West Virginia (proposed). 2 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Nov 2, 2026) ## Facts - **Operator:** Google (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Stage:** Proposed (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Site area:** 1,700 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported investment:** $7.00B (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Announced:** Mar 27, 2026 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 15, 2026) - **City:** Buffalo (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **County:** Putnam (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **State:** West Virginia (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Location precision:** Site footprint confirmed (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Utility:** Appalachian Power (AEP) (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Facility type:** Hyperscale (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) ## What each source reports | Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Compute Atlas | Google Putnam County Data Center | Proposed | Not reported | | Server Country | Google Putnam County Data Center Campus | Proposed | Not reported | ## Questions this page answers ### Is Google Putnam County Data Center under construction? No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Sep 15, 2026) and Server Country (Sep 24, 2026) report it as proposed. ### Who is building Google Putnam County Data Center? Google is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### Which carriers serve Google Putnam County Data Center? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on Google Putnam County Data Center get paid sooner? The owner pays the general contractor, and the general contractor pays its subcontractors. Once your customer approves your invoice, certify it with Kapwork. Funders compete to fund it, so you don't wait for the payment date. Free for businesses. Kapwork doesn't lend and doesn't contact your customer. ## Latest updates - **Mar 27, 2026:** [Reported as announced](https://wvmetronews.com/2026/03/27/google-announces-plans-for-data-center-in-buffalo-w-va/) ## Related records - [C1 Bosque I](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/c1-bosque-i-tx-dc_7f9d282375de): Same operator - [Goodnight Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/goodnight-campus-tx-dc_3577901dafbf): Same operator - [Google - Council Bluffs Campus (Expansions)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/google-council-bluffs-campus-expansions-ia-dc_d99d0146eb9f): Same operator - [Google - LaGrange Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/google-lagrange-campus-ga-dc_3fd6fe9c9bd0): Same operator - [Google - Monroe County Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/google-monroe-county-campus-ga-dc_0e8dbdf32952): Same operator - [Adams Fork Energy Campus Data Center (Harless Industrial Park, Holden)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/adams-fork-energy-campus-data-center-harless-industrial-park-holden-wv-dc_811a8cfa72dc): Same state - [Adams Fork Energy Campus Data Center (Twisted Gun Golf Course, Wharncliffe)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/adams-fork-energy-campus-data-center-twisted-gun-golf-course-wharncliffe-wv-dc_4b60cbe5b5bc): Same state - [Alpha Technologies Huntington Headquarters Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/alpha-technologies-huntington-headquarters-data-center-wv-dc_48022b29f842): Same state - [Bedington Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/bedington-campus-wv-dc_57dc671c16c9): Same state - [Berkeley/Jefferson County Data Center Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/berkeley-jefferson-county-data-center-campus-wv-dc_e991aefab44e): Same state ## What this record does not show - This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record. - Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0) · Server Country, https://servercountry.org/data/ (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution. - An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. - Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity. ## Sources - [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://wvmetronews.com/2026/03/27/google-announces-plans-for-data-center-in-buffalo-w-va/) · as of Sep 15, 2026 · record google-putnam-county-campus-wv - [WV MetroNews (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://wvmetronews.com/2026/03/27/google-announces-plans-for-data-center-in-buffalo-w-va/) · as of Jul 17, 2026 - [WSAZ (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://wsaz.com/2026/03/27/google-purchases-land-potential-data-center-putnam-county/) · as of Jul 17, 2026 - [Herald-Dispatch (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/putnam_news/possible-google-data-center-property-location-in-buffalo-identified/article_963132ef-0a9c-44bf-9fc6-7c9751278305.html) · as of Sep 10, 2026 - [Report cited by Compute Atlas](https://services.wvgis.wvu.edu/arcgis/rest/services/Geocode/WV_Composite/GeocodeServer) · as of Jul 18, 2026 - [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=597555ce8e4a4892a030784a7c657fdd) · as of Jul 23, 2026 - [WV MetroNews (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://wvmetronews.com/2026/09/01/pack-releases-study-on-expected-data-center-tax-revenue/) · as of Sep 10, 2026 - [Google (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://buffalowvdatacenter.com/) · as of Sep 15, 2026 - [West Virginia Public Broadcasting (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://wvpublic.org/story/economy/google-launches-data-center-website-for-putnam-county-campus/) · as of Sep 15, 2026 - [Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) · as of Sep 24, 2026 · record 0867 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/google-putnam-county-data-center-wv) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 219505030043142 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? 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