Greenbrier Land Development Company Shady Spring data center rezoning
Shady Spring, Raleigh County, WV
Greenbrier Land Development Company Shady Spring data center rezoning, a data center project in Shady Spring, WV, has stalled. Greenbrier Land Development Company sought to rezone more than 700 acres in Shady Spring for a data center in late 2023; the county planning board recommended it in Dec 2023, but after strong resident opposition the Raleigh County Commission postponed and then on Jan 9, 2024 voted to table the rezoning indefinitely, citing lack of information from the developer. No revival reported; Raleigh County residents continued organizing (Citizens for Responsible Development in Raleigh County) and held data center town halls in July-Aug 2026 seeking repeal of HB 2014. (Source dated 2024-01-04.).
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- Stalled
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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
- County
- Raleigh County, WV
- Address
- Shady Spring, WV
- Stage
- Stalled
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