Woodlawn Data Center (1500 Woodlawn Drive)
Woodlawn, Baltimore County, MD
Security Land and Development LP, a private operator, has announced Woodlawn Data Center (1500 Woodlawn Drive), a data center project in Woodlawn, MD. Reported capacity is 150 MW. 150MW complex on 42-acre Baltimore County site with 5 acres donated to BGE for a substation; construction targeted mid-2026; county moratorium proposed. Reported 2026. [Reviewed 2026-10-09: verified] Credible news sources and tracker sites confirm Security Land and Development LP proposed a 150MW data center on a 42-acre Woodlawn site in December 2025; Baltimore County moratorium enacted January 2026 blocks permits through January 2027. Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/150mw-data-center-proposed-for-baltimore-county-maryland/.
- 150 MWPlanned capacity
Project status
- Announced
- Permitting
- Under constructionNot yet
- OperationalNot yet
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Maryland state legislation
- HB1411 - Data Center Planning and Transparency ActEstablishes planning and transparency requirements for data centers.Download
- SB1000 - Data center construction restriction in Baltimore City districtsGoverns certificates of public convenience/necessity and prohibits data center construction in certain Baltimore City development districts.Download
- HB591 - Commonwealth data center policy on grid reliabilitySets Commonwealth policy encouraging responsible data center operation supporting grid reliability and renewables.Download
- HB0076 - Data Center Water Transparency AmendmentsRequires transparency around data center water usage.Download
- SSB3181 - Data center sales/use tax exemption tied to education contributionsConditions data center sales and use tax exemptions on contributions to state higher education institutions.Download
- SB116 - Data Center Impact Analysis and ReportRequires an impact analysis and report on data centers.Download
- HB270 - Data Center Impact Analysis and Report (crossfile of SB116)Crossfile requiring a data center impact analysis and report.Download
- HB1534 - Data Centers - Standards for Operation and SitingDescription comingDownload
- HB1082 - Large Load Customers - Data Centers and Rate Schedule RequirementsDescription comingDownload
- HB120 - Moratorium on Construction of New Data Centers - Co-Location and Generation ContingencyDescription comingDownload
Site details
- Operator
- Security Land and Development LP
- County
- Baltimore County, MD
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Address
- Woodlawn, MD
- Stage
- Announced
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