Data center fact sheet · county
Prince George's County, Maryland
As of . Latest dated change shown: Sep 2026. Source: Data Center Census (datacentercensus.com), CC BY 4.0.
- Tracked projects
- 1
- 1 approved
- Planned capacity
- 820 MW
- 1 project publishes a figure; 0 projects publish none
- Moratorium actions
- 1
- Upcoming hearings
- 0
Projects
| Project | Status | Planned capacity | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightseat Tech Park Landover | Approved | 820 MW | Lerner Enterprises |
Pauses and local rules
| Jurisdiction | Action | When | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince George's County[1] | Adopted | Jul 2026 | two years |
Upcoming votes and hearings
No upcoming hearing on record. Agendas change; check with the body before attending.
Latest changes
- Sep 2026 Council committee unanimously recommends legislation to reinstate detailed site plan review for data centers (Brightseat Tech Park)[2]
- Jul 2026 County Council approves a two-year moratorium on data center permitting and development (Brightseat Tech Park)[2]
- Sep 2025 County Executive Aisha Braveboy signs executive order delaying data center approvals until Dec. 31; County Council votes unanimously for a six-month pause (Brightseat Tech Park)[3]
- Oct 2024 Project gains final plan approvals (Brightseat Tech Park)[4]
- Mar 2024 Prince George's County Planning Board unanimously approves Lerner's application to develop data centers on the site (Brightseat Tech Park)[5]
- Aug 16, 2023 Reports say Lerner has filed a natural resources inventory for the former Landover Mall site, a first step toward a data center, while the site competes for the FBI headquarters (Brightseat Tech Park)[6]
Notes
Planned capacity adds each record’s first published figure for projects not cancelled or denied; projects that publish none are never estimated. IT load is the power reaching computing equipment, so a total that includes it understates total power. Locations may be approximate where a record gives only a town or county. Counts cover tracked projects, not every data center.
Sources
- WTOP, “Prince George's Co. extends pause on hyperscale data center development”, Jul 2026. https://wtop.com/prince-georges-county/2026/07/prince-georges-co-extends-pause-on-hyperscale-data-center-development/
- The Diamondback, “Prince George's County Council advances bill to reinstate data center site plan reviews”, Sep 18, 2026. https://dbknews.com/2026/09/17/data-centers-prince-georges-county/
- The Diamondback, “Prince George's County leaders pause data center development plans amid resident concerns”, Sep 19, 2025. https://dbknews.com/2025/09/19/prince-georges-county-data-center/
- DatacenterDynamics, “Lerner's Maryland data center campus could total 820MW”, Oct 29, 2024. https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/lerners-maryland-data-center-campus-could-total-820mw/
- DatacenterDynamics, “Maryland planning board approves Lerner's application for data centers on former mall site”, Mar 18, 2024. https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/maryland-planning-board-approves-lerners-application-for-data-centers-on-former-mall-site/
- NBC4 Washington, “Landover Mall site earmarked for FBI headquarters could become data center instead”, Aug 16, 2023. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/prince-georges-county/landover-mall-site-earmarked-for-fbi-headquarters-could-become-data-center-instead/3405776/
Each project record lists all of its sources and excerpts. Cite as: Data Center Census, “Data center fact sheet: Prince George's County, Maryland,” October 14, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/fact-sheets/maryland/prince-georges-county.