Frederick has 3 data centers on the record: 1 running and 2 proposed. No city rule about data centers is on the record for Frederick yet. Frederick County's own decisions are on the Frederick County page.
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Frederick, Frederick County
No dated entry on the record yet.
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3 data centers in Frederick: 1 running, 2 proposed. A dashed edge means the exact site is not in the public record; every pin here marks a town or the county.
School board recommended long term air quality monitoring, ongoing environmental noise studies and evaluating cumulative emissions from the campus
Residents concerned about contaminated dirt at Eastalco brownfield site, diesel generator pollution, noise, light, stormwater, water consumption, and impact on rural character
Every Maryland statement, by speaker
Dean Rose, President of Frederick County School Board, and community members
Community listening session at Carroll Manor Elementary on July 13 was attended by school board and about 100 members of the public who raised concerns about excessive noise and diesel generator pollution
President of Frederick County School Board, and Rae Gallagher, Vice President
Frederick County school board President Dean Rose and Vice President Rae Gallagher called for permanent buffer around Carroll Manor Elementary School in letter to county and state officials
| Figure | Disclosed total | Disclosed | Not disclosed | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | Not disclosed | 0 | 3 | Not disclosed by any of the 3 records | |
| Water, stated per day | Not disclosed | 0 | 3 | Not disclosed by any of the 3 records | |
| Water, stated per year | Not disclosed | 0 | 3 | Not disclosed by any of the 3 records | |
| Permanent jobs | Not disclosed | 0 | 3 | Not disclosed by any of the 3 records | |
| Tax each year | Not disclosed | 0 | 3 | Not disclosed by any of the 3 records |
Summed only where a record disclosed the figure; a record with no figure adds nothing and is counted as not disclosed. Water is summed per day and per year separately, as the sources stated it, and never converted. A tax claim given as a range is summed at both ends.
| Use | Records | Power | Water | Jobs | Tax each year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not disclosed | 3 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed: power, water, jobs, tax each year |
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No source on file states what any of the 3 tracked facilities in Frederick are for.
No source on file states how any of the 3 tracked facilities in Frederick are cooled.
Data Center Record, "Data centers in Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/md/frederick-county/frederick, updated October 4, 2026.
Data Center Record, "Data center records in Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/md/frederick-county/frederick. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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