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Data center campus · Flat Top Road and Joe Cooper Farm Road, Shady Spring, Raleigh County, West Virginia

Shady Spring data center rezoning (unnamed end user)

Stalled as of Jan. 9, 2024

A proposal to rezone about 727 wooded acres in Shady Spring from residential to commercial for an eight-building data center campus won a planning board recommendation but was tabled indefinitely by the Raleigh County Commission.

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PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Site727acres

Who is behind it

ProjectShady Spring data center rezoning (unnamed end user)
Developer and teamGreenbrier Land Company (landowner and rezoning applicant)
End userUndisclosed (non-disclosure agreement)

The record, newest first

  1. The commission voted unanimously to table the rezoning and asked Greenbrier Land Company for traffic and utility details; a commissioner said this data center plan had not worked out but the site could be considered for other projects. (WVVA, Jan. 9, 2024; WOAY-TV, Jan. 9, 2024)

  2. The county commission said it would hold off on the decision indefinitely until it had more information. (WOAY-TV, Jan. 3, 2024; DatacenterDynamics, Jan. 2024)

  3. The Raleigh County Planning and Zoning Board voted 4-3 to recommend the rezoning for an eight-building campus with buildings at least 300 feet from homes and a main entrance between two schools. (WVVA, Dec. 22, 2023)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Acreage is given as 727 acres and as 'more than 700 acres' in reporting.
  • Planning action predates 2024, but the commission's tabling vote on Jan. 9, 2024 is within scope.
  • Up to 600 jobs were projected (WVVA, DCD); no MW or investment figure was reported.
  • WVVA reported the board vote as 4-3 but also said the board president broke a tie; the vote count is internally inconsistent in that report.
  • DCD names the applicant Greenbrier Land Development Company; WVVA says Greenbrier Land Company.

The full record

Status note
The county commission tabled the rezoning indefinitely in January 2024, and no later vote was found.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.