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Mason County, West Virginia is located in the Appalachian region approximately 200 miles northeast of Texas and has no direct infrastructure role in Texas datacenter operations.
April 2, 2026
West Texas Becomes the AI Corridor While the Rest of America WaitsMicrosoft's commitment to nearly 1.4 GW of off-grid gas-powered generation in Mason County, West Virginia, through developer Nscale marks the first time the hyperscaler has embraced gas as a primary energy source at gigawatt scale.
March 18, 2026
50 GW of AI Capacity Is About to Face Generator-Level OversightNscale acquired the 2,380-acre Monarch Compute Campus in Mason County, West Virginia, closing an MOU with Microsoft for **1.35 GW of dedicated AI capacity** running Nvidia Vera Rubin NVL72 GPUs.
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