When data centers come knocking, counties should have a ‘wish list,’ officials say

South of the Mason-Dixon Line, Maryland counties scramble to respond to data centers

Del. Lorig Charkoudian (D-Montgomery) and Sen. Katie Fry Hester (D-Howard and Montgomery) were among lawmakers who rallied to push PJM on clean-energy projects and on holding data centers accountable for their power needs. (Photo by Christine Condon/Maryland Matters)Bryan Cornell lives in a house he built on his grandparents farm in Harford County. His parents live next door, and his daughter is in the next house over. When he first heard a rumo…

When data centers come knocking, counties should have a ‘wish list,’ officials say

Ian Ullman, deputy director for Gov. Wes Moore's (D) energy office, said at the Maryland Association of Counties conference Friday that Maryland counties should consider the financial investments data center companies are willing to make to improve their counties, such as road or school improvements. (Photo by Christine Condon/ Maryland Matters)Gov. Wes Moore’s (D) energy office has a message for all of the Maryland counties with temporary data …

Southern Maryland Chronicle: When data centers come knocking, counties should have a ‘wish list,’ officials say

Southern Maryland Chronicle: When data centers come knocking, counties should have a ‘wish list,’ officials say. “If one thing was clear after the second major panel focused on the issue at the Maryland Association of Counties summer conference, it was that data centers are not going anywhere — at least not any time soon. So counties should start preparing.”