西弗吉尼亚州在瀑布水域启动了一个40亿美元的数据中心,在没有国家资金的情况下创造就业机会和刺激经济。 West Virginia launches a $4 billion data center in Falling Waters, creating jobs and boosting economy with no state funding.

West Virginia州长Patrick Morrisey宣布了一个40亿美元的私人数据中心项目, West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey announced a $4 billion private data center project in Falling Waters, Berkeley County, the state’s first High Impact Intelligence Center, developed by Penzance Management. 该设施面积为548英亩,预计将覆盖190万平方英尺,将至少提供600兆瓦的信息技术能力,创造大约1 000个建筑工作岗位和125个长期职位,并在没有国家供资的微电网下运作。 Spanning 548 acres and expected to cover 1.9 million square feet, the facility will deliver at least 600 megawatts of IT capacity, create about 1,000 construction jobs and 125 permanent positions, and operate under a microgrid with no state funding. 该项目由简化许可和允许地方电网控制的州法律所促成,将把税收转用于个人所得税减税、县基金和基础设施,不披露任何租户。 The project, enabled by state laws streamlining permitting and allowing local grid control, will redirect tax revenue to personal income tax reductions, county funds, and infrastructure, with no disclosed tenant. 官员们称其为重大经济推动，尽管对用水、电网压力和地方土地控制仍有担忧。 Officials tout it as a major economic boost, though concerns remain over water use, grid strain, and local land control.