Eastern Panhandle United

Kearneysville Project

The proposed data center site is approximately 300 acres in Kearneysville, WV, spanning both Berkeley and Jefferson Counties. This site shares a property boundary with the Hospice of the Eastern Panhandle, is less than 3 miles from the VA Medical Center, and is surrounded by residential communities, including many new home construction projects.


How was this project approved?

The concept plan for this data center surfaced in early March 2025, nearly 8 months after QTS via IB10 Martinsburg LLC purchased land from F.O. Day Company, a Maryland based asphalt and paving company. The Berkeley County Planning Commission held a hearing on March 17, 2025 and voted to approve the advancement of the Concept Plan to the Detailed Site Plan stage at that time. This project has not applied for HB 2014 Certification.


Documented

  • Location: Berkeley and Jeffereson Counties, WV on an old orchard in Kearneysville off Route 115
  • Acreage: ~300 acres
  • Properties:
  • Developer: QTS (Deleware-based company)
  • Project LLCs:
  • Tenant: QTS (this company builds and occupies their own data centers)
  • Additional Project Details:
    • According to the concept plan, the project will include 2 data center buildings, a guard shack, an electrical switch station, a water tank, and several stormwater retention ponds. Source: The WV Independent Observer, April 2025

Not disclosed

  • Utility power load study
  • Estimated average and peak water usage
  • Water source and withdrawl location
  • Impact studies and mitigation measures
  • IT load
  • Cooling technology
  • Server base
  • Estimated Temporary Jobs
  • Estimated Permanent Jobs
  • Note: Some of this information may be in the Concept Plan approved for advancement by the Berkeley County Planning Commssion in March of 2025. Since this project is not certified under HB2014, this information may not be exempt from FOIA. We're filing a FOIA request to find out. Stay tuned.

Site Map

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Site boundaries are approximate, retrieved from https://www.mapwv.gov/parcel/, and are not survey data. They should not be relied on for any legal purpose.

Timeline

Timeline of Kearneysville Project events, July 2024 to Current . Each event is described below.

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  1. July 1, 2024: IB10 Martinsburg LLC, a subsidiary of QTS, registered to do business in West Virginia
  2. July 3, 2024: IB10 Martinsburg LLC purchased 2 parcels of land from Francis O Day Company
  3. Early March 2025: A concept plan for the project surfaced -- check sources
  4. March 17, 2025: The Berkeley County Planning Commission held a public hearing and approved the concept plan
  5. August 28, 2025: IB10 Martinsburg LLC submitted a NPDES state storm water construction permit application submitted (Permit No.: 113139)
  6. November 12, 2025: Permit No.: 113139 application closed/terminated
  7. January 30, 2026: IB10 Martinsburg LLC submitted a NPDES state storm water construction permit application submitted (Permit No.: 113331)
  8. March 31, 2026: Stubblefield in Shepherdstown, WV hosted a panel discussion with a QTS representative, Chris Morris, and community activists. Watch it here: INSERT LINK
  9. February 5, 2026: Permit No.: 113331 application closed/withdrawn
  10. April 16, 2026: IB10 Martinsburg LLC submitted a Voluntary Remediation Application to the WVDEP. Contamination at the site consists primarily of arsenic, chromium, lead, and chlorinated pesticides.

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