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Data Center Political Risk

Maryland data center moratoriums & political risk

Dimetrics tracks 12 data center moratoriums, restrictive-zoning ordinances, and siting actions across Maryland — and ties each to the publicly-traded bitcoin miners and neoclouds operating in the state.

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Moratoriums & restrictions in Maryland

Local and state actions affecting data center siting. Each links to its public source.

JurisdictionActionStatusEnactedSource
Washington County (MD)county · WashingtonMoratoriumactiveJun 2026Maryland Daily Record
Harford Countycounty · HarfordBanactiveJun 2026Harford County Government
Howard Countycounty · HowardPauseactiveJun 2026The Baltimore Banner
Baltimore Citycity · BaltimoreMoratoriumactiveMay 2026datacenterbans.com
Calvert Countycounty · CalvertMoratoriumproposedMar 2026S. Maryland Chronicle
Baltimore Countycounty · BaltimorePauseactiveFeb 2026Baltimore Fishbowl
Carroll Countycounty · CarrollMoratoriumactiveJan 2026The Banner
Frederick Countycounty · FrederickRestrictive zoningrestrictive_zoningDec 2025Source
Maryland (statewide) — SB 116state · MarylandStudy CommissionactiveDec 2025Maryland General Assembly
Prince George's Countycounty · Prince George'sMoratoriumexpiredSep 2025Source
Montgomery Countycounty · MontgomeryMoratoriumactive—Source
Queen Anne's Countycounty · Queen Anne'sMoratoriumproposed—google-news

Score Maryland's data center political risk

Dimetrics scores each jurisdiction's resistance capacity — blending political lean, income and education, grid adequacy, and enacted actions — and maps it to operator exposure at the site level. See the scored interactive map, or query it in Claude via the Dimetrics MCP.

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Moratorium and zoning records are compiled from public filings and news sources and provided as is. Not legal or investment advice. See all states →

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