2 data center projects in Unincorporated Calvert County
Who decides here: the Calvert County Council or Commissioners decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Calvert County
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
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
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
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.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Calvert County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Calvert County: Southern Maryland Electric Co-op Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Maryland.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Will Amazon apply again after the county's pause ends?
- Will the county sell the 133 acres to Natelli Holdings?
- How much power would the campus use?
- Does the six-month pause apply to this plan?