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The status recorded for “Mineral Gap Data Centre and Solar Project” is completed.

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Mineral Gap Data Centre and Solar Project

Sector: Solar • Location: Wise County, Virginia, United States

Source: The Star

Project

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The Mineral Gap Data centre in Wise County, Virginia, came online in 2023 and is the first abandoned mine land converted to solar in the state. It represents a successful local-scale repurposing of coal mine land into renewable energy and data centre infrastructure.

Status: Closed
Sector: Solar, Data Center, Power Generation (CCGT)
Location: Wise County, Virginia, United States of America
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: The Star

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The project “Mineral Gap Data Centre and Solar Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Solar sector, located in Wise County, Virginia, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Star.

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Original status	completed
Taiyo status	Closed
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	The Mineral Gap Data centre in Wise County, Virginia, came online in 2023 and is the first abandoned mine land converted to solar in the state. It represents a successful local-scale repurposing of coal mine land into renewable energy and data centre infrastructure.
Original sector	Technology

Location

Country	United States of America (USA)
State	Virginia
City	Wise County

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Source	The Star
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Record type	Project
Sector	Solar, Data Center, Power Generation (CCGT)
Article published date	2025-12-10

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