# Monarch Compute Campus > Under construction: a 2000 MW data center in Mason County, West Virginia, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (2 sources). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/monarch-compute-campus-wv-dc_b8c2f4f2dbcc Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/monarch-compute-campus-wv-dc_b8c2f4f2dbcc.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records Nscale is building a 2000 MW data center in Mason County, West Virginia (under construction). 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:** Nscale (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Tenants:** Microsoft (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Stage:** Under construction (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Reported capacity:** 2000 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 15, 2026) - **Capacity as the sources range:** 2000 to 8000 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Reported IT load:** 1350 MW (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Site area:** 2,250 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported investment:** $20.00B (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported jobs:** 645 (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Announced:** Mar 16, 2026 (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Construction start reported:** 2026-09 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 15, 2026) - **Expected completion:** 2028 (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **City:** Point Pleasant (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:** Mason (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) - **Community response:** Local opposition reported (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) - **Power source:** On-site natural gas generation (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Cooling:** Closed loop (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **AI workload:** Confirmed AI or machine-learning workload (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 15, 2026) - **Facility type:** AI data center (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Incentives reported:** Sales Tax Exemption; Other (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 | Monarch Compute Campus | Under construction | 2000 MW | | Server Country | Nscale / Microsoft Monarch Compute Campus AI Infrastructure Phase | Under construction | 8000 MW | ## Questions this page answers ### Is Monarch Compute Campus 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 under construction. ### Who is building Monarch Compute Campus? Nscale is the operator; the tenants reported are Microsoft. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### When is Monarch Compute Campus expected to finish? Server Country reports expected completion in 2028. That is a reported target, not a schedule. ### Which carriers serve Monarch Compute Campus? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on Monarch Compute Campus 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 - [Expected completion reported](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/). Reported for 2028. - [Construction start reported](https://www.nscale.com/press-releases/nscale-west-virginia-ai-factory). Reported for 2026-09. - **Mar 16, 2026:** [Reported as announced](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) - [Reported as announced](https://www.nscale.com/press-releases/nscale-west-virginia-ai-factory). Reported for 2026-03. - [Construction start reported](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/). Reported for 2026. ## Related records - [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://www.nscale.com/press-releases/nscale-west-virginia-ai-factory) · as of Sep 15, 2026 · record nscale-monarch-mason-county-wv - [Nscale (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.nscale.com/press-releases/nscale-west-virginia-ai-factory) · as of Sep 10, 2026 - [Data Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nscale-acquires-8gw-monarch-compute-campus-microsoft-signs-on-for-135gw-of-compute/) · as of Jul 6, 2026 - [WV Gazette-Mail (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/a-lot-of-rumors-mason-county-residents-meet-discuss-plans-to-fight-data-center/article_b1873a93-dbff-4476-811c-df55357449a1.html) · as of Jul 6, 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 Gazette-Mail (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/energy_and_environment/morrisey-hails-state-certifications-for-two-mason-county-data-center-projects/article_96015183-04d8-4947-90b4-0b19f8bcfa48.html) · as of Sep 10, 2026 - [WV Gazette-Mail (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.wvgazettemail.com/business/construction-weeks-away-mason-county-data-center-operational-in-early-2027-builder/article_0edb4165-114e-4b92-ba1c-9acbdd240893.html) · as of Sep 10, 2026 - [The Herald-Dispatch (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/morrisey-hails-state-certifications-for-two-mason-county-data-center-projects/article_924875e0-77b4-45ab-9115-2ff4b193a6ae.html) · as of Sep 15, 2026 - [West Virginia Public Broadcasting (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://wvpublic.org/story/energy-environment/second-certified-data-center-announced-for-mason-county/) · as of Sep 15, 2026 - [Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) · as of Sep 24, 2026 · record 0593 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/monarch-compute-campus-wv) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 203147472722892 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? 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