1 data center project in Unincorporated Prince George's County
Who decides here: the Prince George's County Council or Commissioners decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Prince George's County
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
The county council paused data center applications for up to two years (CR-066-2026). No subdivision plans, building permits or grading permits for data centers can be approved while the council writes permanent rules. It ends sooner if those rules pass.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
The county council passed a 180-day pause on permits and subdivision plans for data centers (CR-98-2025). It was later replaced by a two-year pause in July 2026.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
County Executive Aisha Braveboy ordered a temporary hold on data center permits and applications while a county task force studied data centers. It followed anger over a data center plan at the old Landover Mall site.
✅ Approved
The county approved plans for a data center campus on the old Landover Mall site. At the time, county law allowed data centers in most zones without a public hearing. The approval led to protests and the county's later pauses.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Prince George's 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 Prince George's County: Potomac Electric Power Co. (company) or 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
- Does the July 2026 two-year moratorium apply to Brightseat Tech Park?
- Who would use the data centers?
- How much water and power would it use, and would it need new power lines?