AI data center builds

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Monarch Compute Campus

Nscale · Point Pleasant, West Virginia · 1.35 GW · Announced · Unverified

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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
Operator
Nscale
Tenant
Microsoft
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)
Location
Point Pleasant, West Virginia · Cloud regions nearby
Announced
Mar 16, 2026
On file since
Mar 16, 2026 · nscale.com

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