Silicon Foundation acquired a 15-acre industrial site in Wheeling, West Virginia, for a proposed modular data center project in partnership with contractor Stokes Inc.
Following local public pushback and confusion over unfiled planning applications, company leadership clarified that initial project scope claims were overstated and that the site will primarily serve as a manufacturing and assembly plant for modular components.
| Distance | Site | About |
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| 18.68 miles | MARA: Hopedale, Ohio |
MARA Holdings operates a site in Hopedale, Ohio.
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Silicon Foundation builds intelligence infrastructure for the energy-based assets.
June 24, 2026 West Virginia
A 100MW data center could be developed in Wheeling, West Virginia. Stokes Inc said Silicon Foundation has acquired a 15-acre industrial site at 74 Warwood Avenue, formerly the Centre Foundry, to build a 60,000 sq ft (5,575 sqm) facility. Stokes will act as EPC contractor. The site has an active...
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January 05, 2024 West Virginia
West Virginia's Raleigh County Commission has indefinitely suspended a data center proposal for a new facility, which was to be developed between Flat Top Road and Joe Cooper Farm Road in Shady Spring. This development is now no longer under consideration with the County for lack of information....
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March 09, 2023 West Virginia
West Virginia recently signed a bill for $105 million in state funding for a renewable energy battery plant in the former steel town, Weirton. In total the investment committed by the state is $290 million. This is a move that pushes the state to diversify its energy mix, in an area that has...
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