Penzance Bedington data center campus
Also called: Bedington Campus, High Impact Intelligence Center
A $4 billion data center campus planned on 548 acres near Bedington. It would have about 1.9 million square feet of buildings and up to 600 megawatts of computing power. Part of the site is in flood zones near Opequon Creek. Because it is state-certified, the county has no say over it.
Where things stand: First project certified as a high impact data center by the state (Feb. 2026). No start date announced.
🕒 Latest update (Feb 26, 2026): Gov. Morrisey announced the $4 billion campus and signed its certification as the state's first high impact data center.
What we know
- 📍 WhereNear Berkeley Station, Scrabble and Bedington roads, just east of Potomac Edison's Bedington substation (Falling Waters District), Unincorporated Berkeley County, Berkeley County
- 🏢 CompanyPenzance Management
- 🌳 Size548 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs600 megawatts (about as much as 480,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromLikely from the regular grid (Potomac Edison); the site is next to the Bedington substation.
- 💵 Cost$4 billion
- 👷 Jobs promised125
❓ Still unanswered
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- How much water will it use, and from where? 🙋 I'll find out
- Will new power lines be needed? 🙋 I'll find out
- When will construction start? 🙋 I'll find out
- Will environmental and engineering studies be made public? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Feb 26, 2026Gov. Morrisey announced the $4 billion campus and signed its certification as the state's first high impact data center.
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
The Berkeley County Planning Commission approved a concept plan for two data center buildings on a 90-acre parcel near Kearneysville, part of a 300-acre QTS-linked site that also reaches into Jefferson County. The plan also shows a power switching station, a water tank and stormwater ponds.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Governor Morrisey announces $4 billion private investment in West Virginia's first High Impact Intelligence Center · Office of the Governor of West Virginia · Feb 26, 2026
- Data center project planned in Bedington area of Berkeley County · The Observer (Jefferson County) · Feb 2026
- 10 data centers have been proposed in W.Va., but only two are state-certified so far · WCHS · June 23, 2026
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