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Bedington Campus

Bedington Campus is an announced data center project in Falling Waters, WV. Reported capacity is 600 MW. 548-acre, ~1.9M sq ft campus in the Falling Waters District of Berkeley County (Eastern Panhandle), announced March 2026 with $4B investment targeting 600MW critical IT capacity at full build-out. Concept/announcement stage; local residents and WV Gazette-Mail have reported unanswered questions about water/power impact, no construction start confirmed.

600 MWPlanned capacity

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Project status

Announced Mar 9, 2026
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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: Not announced
County: Berkeley County, WV
Capacity: 600 MW
Address: Falling Waters, WV
Stage: Announced

Size: not on file

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