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After heavy rain on July 11, 2026, West Virginia DEP inspectors found erosion and sediment controls at the Monarch Cloud Campus construction site were overwhelmed, letting sediment-laden water enter neighboring residential properties for the second time. DEP issued an enforcement order halting work in a drainage area until controls are fixed. The company said it is working with affected homeowners on cleanup and repairs. Read the article

On May 23, 2026, heavy rain broke through a silt fence at the Monarch Compute Campus construction site (Nscale and Fidelis New Energy), sending water and mud into neighboring homes in the Meadowlands Estates subdivision near Point Pleasant. State lawmakers said damage was mainly to garages, crawlspaces and HVAC equipment, with no injuries. The company said the storm exceeded its temporary erosion controls and pledged to pay cleanup and repair… Read the article

Neighbors of the PAX-1 data center under construction in Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, say blasting and drilling are rattling their homes and disrupting daily life. Read the article

Neighbors in a Newton County neighborhood said dynamite blasting to build a data center shook their homes, and one woman blamed the blasting for her ceiling collapsing. Later reporting said homeowners with blasting damage were not getting help. The damage is documented; the cause is the residents' claim. Read the article