Projects
Amazon data center campus at Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant
Unincorporated Calvert County, Calvert County
for Amazon
🕒 Aug 18, 2026: County commissioners passed a six-month pause on new data center applications.
ProposedAppeal Digital Park (Natelli Holdings)
Unincorporated Calvert County, Calvert County
133 acres
🕒 Aug 18, 2026: County commissioners passed a six-month pause on new data center applications.
Local votes and rules
🚫 Ban · Chesapeake Beach
The town council voted 4-0 to ban data centers in all zones of the town. No data center had been proposed there.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Unincorporated Calvert County
County commissioners voted unanimously for a six-month pause on new data center development while the county reviews its rules. It came days after Amazon dropped plans for data centers at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant.
✋ Turned down · Unincorporated Calvert County
Commissioners voted 2-3 against drafting a two-year data center pause. In a separate 3-0 vote (two abstained), they told staff to draft zoning changes to remove data centers from light industrial and mixed-use zones.
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