
Monarch Compute Campus
Nscale · Point Pleasant, West Virginia · 1.35 GW · Announced · Unverified
Nscale bought the Monarch campus in Mason County, West Virginia, and signed a letter of intent to host up to 1.35 GW of Vera Rubin GPUs for Microsoft.
Facts
As of Mar 16, 2026- Capacity
- 1.35 GWLetter of intent with Microsoft for up to 1.35 GW of AI compute; site power runway over 8 GW
- Chips
- NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72
- Power
- State-certified AI microgrid with on-site generation (Caterpillar)
- Announced
- Mar 16, 2026
- Online
- Building
- Announced
- StoppedPaused or cancelled
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