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NOAA Rhea Modular HPC Facility (Fairmont)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plans NOAA Rhea Modular HPC Facility (Fairmont), a data center in Fairmont, WV. Federal modular high-performance-computing facility ('Rhea') planned at NOAA's existing Fairmont supercomputing campus, listed as a planned WV data center project by dcmap.us (Sept 2026). Capacity and budget not published. Small government HPC project rather than commercial hyperscale. (Source dated 2026-09-01.).

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Announced Sep 4, 2024
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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 centerLegislationlegiscan.comTo Judiciary Jan 30, 2026Description comingDownload
SB658 - Relating to certified microgrid district projects and certified high impact data center projectsLegislationlegiscan.comTo Economic Development Jan 29, 2026Description comingDownload
HB4948 - To create a buffer zone between a data center and residence, school or house of worshipLegislationlegiscan.comTo House Energy and Public Works Jan 29, 2026Description 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 centerLegislationlegiscan.comEnacted Mar 14, 2026Description comingDownload
HB4854 - Prohibiting the state or any political subdivision from subsidizing any data center in West VirginiaLegislationlegiscan.comTo House Government Organization Jan 28, 2026Description comingDownload
HB5620 - To restore local control in the decision making process in regard to data centersLegislationlegiscan.comTo House Judiciary Feb 16, 2026Description comingDownload
HB5590 - Create a limited and predictable water-quantity review framework for High Impact Data Centers (HIDCs) in West Virginia.Legislationlegiscan.comTo House Energy and Public Works Feb 16, 2026Description comingDownload
SB623 - Establishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within WVLegislationlegiscan.comTo Economic Development Jan 27, 2026Description comingDownload
SB652 - Relating to distribution of tax revenues collected from data centersLegislationlegiscan.comTo Economic Development Jan 28, 2026Description comingDownload
HB4822 - To redirect data center tax revenue to PEIA, counties, and schoolsLegislationlegiscan.comTo House Energy and Public Works Jan 26, 2026Description comingDownload

Site details

Operator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
County: Marion County, WV
Address: Fairmont, WV
Stage: Planned

Capacity and size: not on file

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