Debate over Data Centers Returns to Baltimore City as Neighbors Oppose Proposed Legislation

Baltimore hearing turns heated over data centers, with residents warning of pollution and traffic

Baltimore City officials spent hours at a packed, and sometimes heated, hearing surrounding the future of big data centers in Baltimore. On Thursday, dozens attended a stuffy, standing-room-only meeting as the Planning Commission took up a Council Bill 26-0174. The bill lays out rules and restrictions for data centers in the city. According to the bill’s sponsor, passing the bill would allow City code to catch up with new technologies before Bal…

Canton, Curtis Bay data center rules spark Baltimore debate

Under the measure, data centers that use less than 10 megawatts of electricity would be allowed for "certain conditional uses" in specific industrial zones.

Debate over data centers returns to Baltimore City as neighbors oppose proposed legislation

A packed Baltimore Planning Commission meeting highlighted growing concerns over data centers as city leaders debated legislation aimed at regulating future projects.