West Virginia seeks to blunt data center opposition with new plan

August 14, 2026

West Virginia has a new statewide plan for data center development, which includes an effort to bolster support for the increasingly unpopular sector by using data center tax revenue to fund local infrastructure and offset statewide income taxes.

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