Center Registry · West Virginia

Monarch Compute Campus

Nscale · Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia

Verified by Center RegistryChecked against 5 sources, including primary filings and releases
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1,350 MW
Critical IT planned
0 MW
Energized today
2027-2028
First power
PJM
Grid region · location approximate
In brief

What makes it notable.

  1. An off-grid campus: power comes from on-site gas generation, Caterpillar engines fed by Marcellus gas, inside West Virginia's first state-certified AI microgrid.
  2. Phase one is three buildings and 2.16 GW of generation in the air permit filing, with the first 2 GW targeted online in the first half of 2028.
  3. The master plan runs past 8 GW by about 2031 on up to 2,250 acres, built for NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 systems.
Deal anatomy

Six layers, and who holds each.

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Power
Caterpillar, Marcellus gas supply
Site and build
Fidelis New Energy
Compute
NVIDIA
Cloud operator
Nscale
Anchor tenant
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Capital
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Timeline

From here to full build.

  1. Nov 2026Today
  2. 2027-2028First powerbuilder targets Jan 2027 operations; Nscale guides 2 GW generation by H1 2028
  3. 2031Full buildout8+ GW master plan
The detail

Each party's role.

Power

Caterpillar. G3500-series natural gas generator sets for the first 2 GW (targeted online H1 2028); the phase-1 permit filing specifies 864 engines at 2.5 MW plus 120 auxiliary engines (2.16 GW)

Power

Marcellus gas supply. Fuel via multiple pipelines including the 30-mile intrastate Prosperity Line; the nation's first state-certified AI microgrid (WV HB 2014), off-grid with a future grid tie-in option reported

Site and build

Fidelis New Energy. Originated and developed the Monarch site and microgrid since 2021 with co-founder 8090 Industries; team folded into Nscale Energy & Power. Phase 1: three H-shaped buildings, four power nodes each, on up to 2,250 acres

Compute

NVIDIA. Vera Rubin NVL72 systems built to the NVIDIA DSX AI factory reference design

Cloud operator

Nscale. Vertically integrated AI cloud operator, energy to compute

Related sites

Nearby in the buildout.

Under constructionCedarvale (Barstow)Nscale · TX · 700 MW Under constructionAligned Conesville AI CampusAligned Data Centers · OH Under constructionChirisa Technology Park, ChesterChirisa Technology Parks / PowerHouse Data Centers · VA · 120 MW Under constructionCoreWeave Lancaster (Chirisa Technology Parks)Chirisa Technology Parks / Machine Investment Group · PA · 300 MW
Sources

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