West Virginia data center moratoriums

As of 31 Oct 2026, we count no local data center pauses in force in West Virginia, no bans and 2 proposals, across its counties and cities. At state level: checked, nothing found.

0 pauses in force · 0 bans · 2 proposed
0 pauses end within 60 days
Checked: 55 counties, 194 cities · 2 on tracker

Cite this page

Source: Grounded Compute, West Virginia moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/west-virginia/moratoriums

Every row below has its source and the date we checked it. For reporters: contact and corrections

State level · Checked, nothing found

We asked about state laws, orders and bills: checked, nothing found (31 Oct 2026).

Expiring by 30 Dec 2026

None in the next 60 days

Moratorium map · counties

Ban: 0 counties
Pause (active or extended): 0 counties
Pause proposed: 0 counties
End date passed, no update found: 0 counties
Ended, expired or none found: 52 counties
No government or news source found: 3 counties

City: ban
City: pause
City: pause proposed

55 counties checked · 31 Oct 2026
Cities on the tracker drawn as dots (2)
Schematic; outlines: US Census

Tracker · 2 bans, pauses and proposals

Rows grouped under their count; each count matches the figures at the top
0 government confirmed · 2 news reported
Ended pauses and no-pause checks: on the map only. We checked counties and cities; nothing found is not proof that none exists
Method

Jurisdiction	Status	Covers	End	Permanent rules	Source
Proposed (2)
Charleston (city, Kanawha)	Pause proposed	Facilities using up to 89 megawatts	–	Rules drafted	wvgazettemail.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026
Wheeling (city, Ohio)	Pause proposed	–	–	Rules drafted	theintelligencer.net News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026

– = not found in the sources we checked