WV Senate President Dissatisfied With Data Center Law, Expects Revisions

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Nov 07, 2025

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*West Virginia Senate President Randy Smith addresses attendees at the meeting in Parsons.*

By Mat Cloak, contributing writer

A powerful backer of the controversial new state law boosting data center development said he is dissatisfied with key provisions of the legislation, adding that there will be revisions to it.

“I’ll be honest with you, I had a hard ti…

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