Monarch Compute Campus Off-Grid Data Center
Sector: Data Center • Location: West Virginia, United States
Source: Spokane Public Radio
Microsoft plans to lease up to 1.35GW of AI computing capacity at the Monarch Compute Campus in West Virginia, an off-grid data center powered exclusively by natural gas generators without using the local electrical grid. The project is billed as the United States' first state-certified AI microgrid and raises concerns about increasing Microsoft's data center emissions.
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Data Center, Natural Gas
- Location
- West Virginia, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Spokane Public Radio
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Description | Microsoft plans to lease up to 1.35GW of AI computing capacity at the Monarch Compute Campus in West Virginia, an off-grid data center powered exclusively by natural gas generators without using the local electrical grid. The project is billed as the United States' first state-certified AI microgrid and raises concerns about increasing Microsoft's data center emissions. |
Original sector | Technology |
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Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | West Virginia |
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Source | Spokane Public Radio |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Data Center, Natural Gas |
Article published date | 2026-03-24 |
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