Alpha Federal
2020 Union Carbide Drive · South Charleston, Kanawha County, WV
Source: OpenStreetMap
Alpha Federal is an operating data center in Kanawha County, WV.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 12, 2026
Most sites are mapped — located but awaiting a second source. How we verify
Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.
Overview
source: linkAlpha Innovations data center
In the news
source: Google News- 'The last thing they need': Rep. Mace calls for pause on data center construction in SCWCIV· May 19, 2026
- Commentary: Data centers can bring opportunity to SC — if we let themPost and Courier· May 6, 2026
- Colleton County considers moratorium on data centersBluffton Today· May 4, 2026
- Bowing to public pressure, WV appeals court judge seeks recusal from data center caseCharleston Gazette-Mail· Apr 30, 2026
- Three SC Senate bills target data center growth, water use and neighborhood protectionsWCIV· Apr 9, 2026
- W.Va. officials praise latest changing of hands of Fidelis Mason County data center projectweirtondailytimes.com· Mar 18, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No measured record exists, so this is a low-confidence model from 5 MW (interconnection capacity): 1.8 L/kWh cooling (temperate climate) + 0.5 gal/kWh embedded in PJM grid mix. How we estimate. Have a utility document? Send it and we'll replace this with the real figure.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
What this site costs the grid
source: PJM RPM auction reportsPJM's capacity auction sets a $/MW-day price that utilities pass on to every household and business in the zone. This site cleared at the PJM-wide (RTO) price, where soaring data-center demand is a documented driver. See the full zone-by-zone breakdown →
Separately, a typical home in this zone pays an estimated $4 to $10/mo more on the capacity portion of its bill that PJM's market monitor attributes to data-center demand. See your address's full impact →
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Charleston), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Win Academy At Bvctc in South Charleston, is 707 ft from this site. 3 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.