Data center campus · West Columbia, Mason County, West Virginia
Project Tamarack
Approved
as of Sept. 3, 2026
Starwood Capital Group's data center arm received state high impact certification for a $12 billion, grid-supplied campus of about 2.16 GW near West Columbia.
Power2,160MW reported · record
Who is behind it
ProjectProject Tamarack
Developer and teamStarwood Digital Ventures (through Starwood Capital Group)
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.
The record, newest first
West Virginia Watch placed the site about 20 miles north of the Monarch campus and said it would take power from the grid. (West Virginia Watch (via News From The States), Sept. 8, 2026)
The governor announced the project's high impact data center certification at the state Chamber of Commerce summit. (Office of the Governor of West Virginia, Sept. 3, 2026; Charleston Gazette-Mail, Sept. 3, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
- Jobs differ: about 1,500 (governor) vs. 1,000+ construction and 300+ permanent (project website, per Gazette-Mail).
- No acreage, parcel or power-supply agreement is public.
The full record
- Status note
- Certified by the state as a high impact data center; no permits, site plan or timeline are public.
- Power note
- About 2.16 GW, per the governor; West Virginia Watch reported the power would come from the existing grid.
- Evidence
- Primary public records
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)