Eastern Panhandle United

Bedington Project

The proposed data center site is 638 acres, most of which is active farmland, in Bedington, Berkeley County, WV. This site is situated within thousands of acres of farmland along the Opequon Creek within the Potamac River Basin. It is encircled by over 550 acres of farmland protected forever under conservation easements and within a close proximity of historic sites, nature preserves, schools, and residential communities.


How was this project approved?

The project in Bedington was announced as the first HB2014 certified High Impact Data Center (HIDC) on February 26, 2025 during a press conference at the West Virginia State Capital in Charleston. The event included Gov. Morrisey, state and local government officials, and representatives of Penzance (the real estate firm that plans to develop the project and lease the space to an undisclosed tenant). Local planning officials have stated that they were not involved with project approval and only learned about it a few days prior to the announcement.


Documented

  • Location: Berkeley County, WV on farmland in Bedington near Scrabble Road and Berkeley Station Road
  • Developer: Penzance (Virginia-based company)
    • Managing partner and founder: Victor Tolkan
    • Project LLCs:
    • Acreage: 638 acres
    • IT Load: over 600 MW
    • Estimated Temporary Jobs: 1000+
    • Estimated Permanent Jobs: 125+ (90k-110k each)
    • From the WVDEP NPDES Storm Water Permit Application:
      • Data center campus of about 637.2 acres (up from original plans of 550 acres)
      • Multiple data center buildings with electrical infrastructure, cooling systems, access roads, security buildings, utility connections, water treatment facilities, and stormwater management improvements
      • Initial grading will include 430.92 acres of disturbed land that will create about 1,000,000 cubic yards of fill. A borrow pit will be positioned north of Hoke Run along Mouth of Opequon Road. Rock removal will involve heavy ripping and possibly blasting.
      • Runoff drains to Hoke Run and Opequon Creek, then the Potomac. The site has wetlands, streams, nearby springs, and private wells, but no groundwater sampling data. The application is still under DEP review and will go to public notice with a comment period before approval.

Not disclosed

  • Utility power load study
  • Estimated average and peak water usage
  • Water source and withdrawl location
  • Impact studies and mitigation measures
  • Cooling technology
  • Server base
  • Tenant
  • Additional Details about undisclosed items:
    • Add relevent details like who can answer these questions, etc

Site Map

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Timeline

Timeline of Bedington Project events, February 2025 to November 2026. Each event is described below.

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  1. Novemeber 5, 2025: Penzance Properties LLC completed the first purchase and sale agreement (5 total)
  2. Novemeber 17, 2025: Bedington Owner LLC, a subsidary of Penzance, registered to do business in West Virginia
  3. Febrauary 26, 2026: Governor Morissey announced the Penzance project in Bedington, WV as the first HB2014 certified High Impact Data Center
  4. July 21, 2026: Bedington Owner LLC submitted an NPDES/State storm water construction permit with the WVDEP (Permit No.: WVR113565). The application is still under review. A public comment period is expected soon. Stay tuned!
  5. September 12, 2026: ORGANIZATION hosted a panel discussion about data center development in the Eastern Panhandle. The panel consisted of political candidates, environmental experts, and community activists. Invitations were extended to the state Data Center office, developers for Penzance and QTS, and incumbant elected officials who voted for HB 2014, however, these parties declined to send representative to join the panel. Watch the full discussion here ADD LINK

NOTE: There was no public notice prior to certification, and local county officials have stated they found out only days prior

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