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Google Putnam County Data Center

GoogleBuffalo, Putnam County, WVUpdated

Google has proposed a data center in Putnam County, West Virginia (proposed). 2 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker.

Investment
$7B
Site
1,700 acres
Cite

Who's on this build

Named in the cited sources. No source reports who builds it.

Timeline

Dates as reported. Not a bid calendar. A planned date is not evidence that work occurred.

  1. Today

    Proposed

    Last material change Sep 24, 2026.

  2. 6 mo ago

    Announced

  3. 6 mo ago

    Reported as announced

    Event date: · First observed: Not reported

Record quality

Datasets
2, figures differ
Location
Site footprint confirmed
Summary
From published records
Source as of
Last material change

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Site and infrastructure

CA Compute AtlasSC Server CountryKW Kapwork Grow tracker record

Status

Operator
GoogleOperator · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 15, 2026 · Record: google-putnam-county-campus-wvOperator · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0867
Stage
ProposedStage · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 15, 2026 · Record: google-putnam-county-campus-wvStage · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0867
Facility type
HyperscaleFacility type · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 219505030043142

Scale

Reported investment
$7BReported investment · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 219505030043142
Site area
1,700 acresSite area · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 219505030043142

Reported dates

Announced
2026-03-27Announced · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 15, 2026 · Record: google-putnam-county-campus-wvReported date — see the source for the event evidenced.

Site

City
BuffaloCity · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 15, 2026 · Record: google-putnam-county-campus-wvCity · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0867
County
PutnamCounty · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 15, 2026 · Record: google-putnam-county-campus-wvCounty · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0867
State
West VirginiaState · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 15, 2026 · Record: google-putnam-county-campus-wvState · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0867
Location precision
Site footprint confirmedLocation precision · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 219505030043142

Power and cooling

Utility
Appalachian Power (AEP)Utility · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 219505030043142

Sources, method and limits

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What each source reports

What each source reports
DatasetReported nameReported statusReported MW
Compute AtlasGoogle Putnam County Data CenterProposedNot reported
Server CountryGoogle Putnam County Data Center CampusProposedNot reported

Sources and evidence

  1. CA
    Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 15, 2026 · Record: google-putnam-county-campus-wv
  2. CA
  3. CA
  4. CA
  5. CA
  6. CA
  7. CA
  8. CA
  9. CA
  10. SC
    Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0867
  11. KW

Limitations and interpretation

  • This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-09-23. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record.
  • Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0) · Server Country, https://servercountry.org/data/ (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution.
  • An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order.
  • Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity.

Cite or correct this record

Kapwork Grow, “Google Putnam County Data Center”, https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/google-putnam-county-data-center-wv-dc_c7a37f579606, materially updated Sep 24, 2026.

Report an error in this record and we will check it against the cited sources.

An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. Capacity and dates are as reported by the cited sources. “Not reported” means missing information, not zero. Completed and withdrawn records can remain available as historical records.

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