Fundamental Data worker says company wrote WV data center law, urges project guardrails in own town

While Tucker County residents struggle o get answers from Fundamental Data about its proposed data center, a company representative spoke at a city council meeting nearly 400 miles away sharing details about the Tucker County project and urging his own local officials to adopt data center safeguards that West Virginia law doesn't allow.

By: Caity Coyne

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 1,907

Last Updated: 4 weeks ago

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While Tucker County residents spent the last year and a half struggling to get answers from Fundamental Data about its proposed data center and power plant complex, a company representative spoke at a city council meeting nearly 400 miles away and across state lines earlier this month, sharing details about the Tucker County project and urging his own local officials to adopt data center safeguards that West Virginia law doesn’t allow.

Ted McGavran, who …

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