Moratorium tracker

Data center moratoriums in Maryland

5 moratorium actions in 4 jurisdictions in Maryland, newest first: 5 adopted, extended or announced. Each entry links to its source.

Is there a data center moratorium in Maryland?

No statewide pause for Maryland is in the tracker; the actions on this page are local. Locally, 4 jurisdictions adopted, extended or announced a pause: Baltimore County, Montgomery County, Frederick County and Prince George's County.

Statuses are as of each source’s date; check with the jurisdiction before relying on one.

Moratorium actions: 5
Jurisdictions: 4
Adopted, extended or announced: 5
Rejected, lifted or set aside: 0

Every tracked Maryland moratorium

Jurisdiction	Action	Length	What the source says
Baltimore County Maryland · county	Extended Sep 22, 2026	about one additional year until Dec 31, 2027	Extends the county's data center permit moratorium, originally due to expire January 2027, through the end of 2027. WYPR Source excerpt “There are lawyers and developers that think it's the right way to go, but in terms of residents that we represent, I haven't spoken to one.”
Montgomery County Maryland · county	Extended Aug 2026	18 months	Extension of the county's pause on data centers from six months to 18 months. Maryland Matters Source excerpt “The Montgomery County Council voted recently to extend its current six-month pause on data centers to 18 months.”
Frederick County Maryland · county	Adopted Jul 1, 2026	— until Dec 31, 2026	Order signed July 1 by County Executive Jessica Fitzwater halting new data center permitting or approvals for the rest of the year. Maryland Matters Source excerpt “County Executive Jessica Fitzwater signed an order July 1, pausing new data center permitting or approvals until the end of the year.”
Prince George's County Maryland · county	Adopted Jul 2026	two years	Hyperscale data center development. WTOP Source excerpt “The Prince George's County Council passed a two-year moratorium on hyperscale data center development to give members more time to consider how the county will go about it in the future.”
Baltimore County Maryland · county	Adopted Feb 3, 2026	one year until Jan 1, 2027	Blocks the county from issuing data center permits while the Planning Board studies environmental and economic impacts; triggered by a proposal to convert a vacant Social Security Administration building in Woodlawn into a data center. The Baltimore Banner Source excerpt “A year and a half ago, when someone said data center, what we thought in our minds did not include what we found out now: the impact on infrastructure, the impact on water, the impact on power.”

Dates are the date of the vote or order where the source gives one; otherwise the entry shows when it was reported. Lengths, end dates and scope appear only where the cited source states them. Expand any row for a verbatim excerpt from its source.

Tracked projects in these jurisdictions

Project	Status	Jurisdiction and action
Quantum Frederick Adamstown, Frederick County, MD	Under construction	Frederick County: adopted Jul 1, 2026
Brightseat Tech Park Landover, Prince George's County, MD	Approved	Prince George's County: adopted Jul 2026

Matched by county, city or the project a source names. Being inside a jurisdiction with a moratorium does not mean a project is covered; many pauses exempt applications already filed or approved, and a county pause usually leaves incorporated towns free to decide. Some entries above note an exemption their source reports; check each entry’s source for others.

Moratorium actions in Maryland project records

Date	Action	Project
Jul 2026	County Council approves a two-year moratorium on data center permitting and development The Diamondback	Brightseat Tech Park Landover, Prince George's County, MD

Permanent rules in Maryland

No Maryland ordinance or state law written for data centers is in the rules tracker yet.

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Maryland data center moratoriums: common questions

Is there a data center moratorium in Maryland?

How many Maryland communities have paused data centers?

The tracker records 4 local governments in Maryland that adopted, extended or announced a data center pause. The tracker lists actions confirmed in a published notice or news report, so it is a floor rather than a complete census.

How long do data center moratoriums in Maryland last?

Where the source states a length, Maryland pauses run from one year (Baltimore County) to two years (Prince George's County). 2 other actions have no stated fixed length or run until a set date or condition.

Which tracked data center projects are in Maryland jurisdictions with a moratorium?

Quantum Frederick and Brightseat Tech Park. Sitting inside a jurisdiction with a moratorium does not mean a project is covered: many pauses exempt applications already filed or approved, and a county pause usually leaves incorporated towns free to decide.

Know of a Maryland moratorium we’re missing? Email corrections@datacentercensus.com with a link to the official notice or a report.

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Last updated Nov 7, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.

APA	`Data Center Census. (2026). Data center moratoriums in Maryland. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/moratoriums/maryland`
MLA	`“Data center moratoriums in Maryland.” Data Center Census, Nov 7, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/moratoriums/maryland.`
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