Maryland

Maryland voters may decide limits on Frederick County data centers

Maryland voters may decide limits on Frederick County data centers

Melissa Palmer
March 13, 2026

Frederick County’s fight is about how big a single data center cluster should be, with a referendum group trying to...

Maryland debate over Calvert County NDAs tied to data center plans

Maryland debate over Calvert County NDAs tied to data center plans

Melissa Palmer
March 12, 2026

Maryland delegate Fisher is pushing a bill to bar Calvert County from using NDAs with private entities, triggered in part...

Maryland confirms data center executive to Frederick city planning commission

Maryland confirms data center executive to Frederick city planning commission

Melissa Palmer
February 25, 2026

Frederick’s City Council just confirmed John Temple, an engineering director at Hanwha Data Centers, as a full member of the...

Data center limits reshape Maryland AI growth amid grid and equity concerns

Data center limits reshape Maryland AI growth amid grid and equity concerns

Melissa Palmer
January 28, 2026

Prince George’s County, Maryland is trying to balance new data center tax revenue against low permanent jobs, grid stress, and...

one year baltimore county, Maryland Data center pause looming

one year baltimore county, Maryland Data center pause looming

Melissa Palmer
January 6, 2026

Baltimore County, Maryland is considering a one-year moratorium on data center construction while it figures out how to regulate a...

Frederick County opens rural land to tightly capped data center growth

Frederick County opens rural land to tightly capped data center growth

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

Frederick County, Maryland just approved a plan to double the land available for data centers while capping total data center...

Investor pressure boosts long-term Frederick, Maryland data center growth, not exit

Investor pressure boosts long-term Frederick, Maryland data center growth, not exit

Melissa Palmer
December 20, 2025

Rowan Digital Infrastructure is publicly reaffirming a long-term commitment to Frederick County after a report suggested it might sell the...

frederick County maryland weighs expanding rural data center zones amid resident backlash

frederick County maryland weighs expanding rural data center zones amid resident backlash

Melissa Palmer
December 18, 2025

Frederick County is wrestling with whether to greatly expand where data centers can be built, moving beyond a former aluminum...