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Cecil County Data Center Zone

A new data center, Cecil County Data Center Zone, has been announced in Elkton, MD. County Council approved a 2,600-acre map for data center development Dec 2025; referendum signatures validated, outcome pending. Reported 2025. [Reviewed 2026-10-09: verified] Cecil County Council approved a 2,600-acre data center overlay zone in December 2025; referendum signatures were validated in April 2026, with moratorium now in effect through July 2027. Source: https://www.wmar2news.com/infocus/mapping-the-data-center-rush-a-county-by-county-breakdown.

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Maryland state legislation

HB1411 - Data Center Planning and Transparency ActLegislationdatacenterbans.comEstablishes planning and transparency requirements for data centers.Download
SB1000 - Data center construction restriction in Baltimore City districtsLegislationdatacenterbans.comGoverns certificates of public convenience/necessity and prohibits data center construction in certain Baltimore City development districts.Download
HB591 - Commonwealth data center policy on grid reliabilityLegislationdatacenterbans.comSets Commonwealth policy encouraging responsible data center operation supporting grid reliability and renewables.Download
HB0076 - Data Center Water Transparency AmendmentsLegislationdatacenterbans.comRequires transparency around data center water usage.Download
SSB3181 - Data center sales/use tax exemption tied to education contributionsLegislationdatacenterbans.comConditions data center sales and use tax exemptions on contributions to state higher education institutions.Download
SB116 - Data Center Impact Analysis and ReportLegislationdatacenterbans.comRequires an impact analysis and report on data centers.Download
HB270 - Data Center Impact Analysis and Report (crossfile of SB116)Legislationdatacenterbans.comCrossfile requiring a data center impact analysis and report.Download
HB1534 - Data Centers - Standards for Operation and SitingLegislationlegiscan.comIn committee Feb 13, 2026Description comingDownload
HB1082 - Large Load Customers - Data Centers and Rate Schedule RequirementsLegislationlegiscan.comIn committee Feb 12, 2026Description comingDownload
HB120 - Moratorium on Construction of New Data Centers - Co-Location and Generation ContingencyMoratoriumlegiscan.comIn committee Jan 19, 2026Description comingDownload

Site details

Operator: Not announced
County: Cecil County, MD
Address: Elkton, MD
Stage: Announced

Capacity and size: not on file

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