# Pendleton County, West Virginia: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Brandywine Pendleton County is not a build-out site today. It feels the boom through the grid it shares, the utilities that serve it and the work nearby. Pendleton County is home to Franklin. Unemployment was 2.8% in August 2026, against 4.1% in 2019. Monongahela Power Co is the largest utility serving Pendleton County, one of 2 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 13.97¢/kWh in 2024, below the 15.35¢ median for West Virginia utilities. Employers here counted 1,505 jobs in 2025, up 1.3% from 2019. 5,826 people live here, down 4.9% since 2020. +1.3% total jobs since 2019, now 1,505 13.97¢ per kWh for Monongahela Power Co residential customers, 2024 5,826 residents, 2025 ## Cities and towns in Pendleton County Pendleton County is home to Franklin. Franklin527 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Brandywine. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Pendleton County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in West Virginia | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 6,129 | 5,826 | ▼ 4.9% | 54th of 55 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 1,486 | 1,505 | ▲ 1.3% | 27th of 55 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $31,276 | $43,572 | ▲ 39.3% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.1% | 2.8% | ▼ 1.3pts | — | ## Who powers Pendleton County ### Utilities with service territory in Pendleton County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Monongahela Power Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 334,588 | 13.97¢ | 26% | | The Potomac Edison Company | Investor Owned | Bundled | 135,266 | 12.59¢ | 22% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. No operating power plant is located in Pendleton County in the EIA-860M inventory. Its power comes over the grid from plants elsewhere. ## The Pendleton County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 1,505 | $43,572 | 1.00 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Pendleton County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Pendleton County. West Virginia has 0 local measures on record statewide. ## Pendleton County and its neighbors Of the 7 counties that border Pendleton County, Grant County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Pendleton County | 5,826 | ▲ 1.3% | — | — | — | — | | Augusta County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/augusta-county) VA | 78,940 | ▲ 9.6% | 8 MW | 11 MW | — | — | | Grant County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/west-virginia/grant-county) | 11,041 | ▲ 12.0% | 2,048 MW | — | — | — | | Hardy County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/west-virginia/hardy-county) | 14,337 | ▲ 5.1% | — | — | — | — | | Highland County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/highland-county) VA | 2,318 | ▲ 32.7% | 6 MW | — | — | — | | Pocahontas County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/west-virginia/pocahontas-county) | 7,602 | ▼ 5.5% | — | — | — | — | | Randolph County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/west-virginia/randolph-county) | 26,882 | ▼ 7.7% | — | — | — | — | | Rockingham County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/rockingham-county) VA | 89,316 | ▲ 3.2% | 243 MW | 50 MW | — | — | ## More of West Virginia [All West Virginia countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/west-virginia)[Randolph County26,882 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/west-virginia/randolph-county)[Hardy County14,337 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/west-virginia/hardy-county)[Grant County11,041 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/west-virginia/grant-county)[Pocahontas County7,602 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/west-virginia/pocahontas-county) ## Pendleton County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Pendleton County, West Virginia? 2 utilities have service territory in Pendleton County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Monongahela Power Co, The Potomac Edison Company. The largest, Monongahela Power Co, charged residential customers 13.97¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### Are there data centers in Pendleton County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Pendleton County. ### Is Pendleton County adding jobs? Employers counted 1,505 jobs in 2025 against 1,486 in 2019 (+1.3%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Pendleton County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Pendleton County. West Virginia has 0 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/west-virginia/pendleton-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).