Google Putnam County Data Center
Buffalo, Putnam County, WV
Google Putnam County Data Center is a planned data center in Buffalo, WV. Google purchased ~1,700 acres on both sides of Route 62 at the north end of Buffalo, Putnam County, along the Kanawha River; approved as a state 'High Impact Development Project' March 27, 2026. No construction start, capacity, or confirmed dollar figure reported yet; local residents have raised concerns at public meetings (WV MetroNews, April 2026).
Project status
- Announced Mar 27, 2026
- Permitting
- Under constructionNot yet
- OperationalNot yet
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West Virginia state legislation
- SB695 - Department of Commerce rule relating to certification of microgrid district or certification as high impact data centerDescription comingDownload
- SB658 - Relating to certified microgrid district projects and certified high impact data center projectsDescription comingDownload
- HB4948 - To create a buffer zone between a data center and residence, school or house of worshipDescription comingDownload
- HB4983 - Authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact data centerDescription comingDownload
- HB4854 - Prohibiting the state or any political subdivision from subsidizing any data center in West VirginiaDescription comingDownload
- HB5620 - To restore local control in the decision making process in regard to data centersDescription comingDownload
- HB5590 - Create a limited and predictable water-quantity review framework for High Impact Data Centers (HIDCs) in West Virginia.Description comingDownload
- SB623 - Establishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within WVDescription comingDownload
- SB652 - Relating to distribution of tax revenues collected from data centersDescription comingDownload
- HB4822 - To redirect data center tax revenue to PEIA, counties, and schoolsDescription comingDownload
Site details
- Operator
- County
- Putnam County, WV
- Address
- Buffalo, WV
- Stage
- Planned
Capacity and size: not on file
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