NOAA Environmental Security Computing Center
NOAA's supercomputing center at Fairmont's I-79 tech park, planned to open in 2011, houses the Hera system and is adding Rhea. Also known as: NESCC.
Who is behind it
Vertex Non-Profit Holdings (through landlord (2010 lease))
The record, newest first
The tech park's foundation said Rhea remained on track for 2026 installation in a modular facility, with its computing power combined with the existing Hera system. (The State Journal / WV News (republished by WV High Technology Foundation), Dec. 15, 2025)
WV News reported that NOAA's $100 million Rhea supercomputer, announced in 2024, is headed to the Fairmont center. (WV News (via West Virginia Press Association), Sept. 23, 2025)
NOAA announced a $27.6 million supercomputing center in about 54,000 square feet at the Fairmont tech park under a 20-year lease, to be fully running by fall 2011. (Environmental Protection (EPOnline), Oct. 15, 2010)
Conflicts and open questions
- Operating status rests on reporting (Hera in use as of December 2025); no NOAA page opened. No report of Rhea's installation found as of 2026-10-26.
The full record
- Status note
- Houses NOAA's Hera high-performance computer; the $100 million Rhea system, to be housed in a new modular facility, was on track for installation in 2026.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)