2 data center projects in Unincorporated Mingo County
Who decides here: the Mingo County Commission decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Mingo County
Adams Fork Data Center Energy Campus (TransGas) in Wharncliffe
Unincorporated Mingo County, Mingo County
🕒 Oct 2, 2025: State DEP issued air permits R13-3714 and R13-3715 for the two TransGas plants.
ProposedAdams Fork Harless Data Center Energy Campus (TransGas) near Holden
Unincorporated Mingo County, Mingo County
🕒 Oct 2, 2025: State DEP issued air permits R13-3714 and R13-3715 for the two TransGas plants.
Local votes and rules
⚖️ Court case
Ten Mingo County residents sued TransGas and three federal agencies over the Adams Fork plan (an ammonia plant, two gas power plants and data centers). They say required federal steps were skipped, such as wildlife reviews, a Clean Water Act permit, an environmental review and approval of gas pipelines. No ruling was found yet.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Mingo County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Appalachian Power Co. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in West Virginia.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Who will use the data centers?
- How much water will it use per day, and from where? (one TV report said over 1 million gallons a day)
- Has the project applied for state high impact certification?
- What happened in the residents' federal lawsuit?
- Who will use the data centers?
- How much water will it use per day?
- When will construction start?