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Quantum Frederick, Frederick County, MD: Maryland Data Center Series, Pt. 3
Quantum Frederick, a 2,100 acre “data center city,” is currently under construction only a few miles south of Frederick, MD. But what are the details of the project? And what implications does it have for Frederick’s environment and communities? The Proposed Project In 2021, data center developer Quantum Loophole and real estate company TPG Real Estate purchased the 2,100-acre former site of Alcoa Eastalco Works, a retired aluminum manufacturing…
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TeraWulf Data Center, Charles County, MD: Maryland Data Center Series, Pt. 1
Developer TeraWulf plans to convert an oil power plant in Charles County into a data center, raising concerns from environmental and consumer protection organizations. But what are the details of the proposed data center? And who is TeraWulf, the crypto-mining company-turned data center developer behind the project? The Proposed Project In February 2026, TeraWulf filed…
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What is the Utility RELIEF Act and Where Is It Now?
The Utility RELIEF Act is a broad energy and environmental bill focused on lowering electricity costs for Maryland ratepayers. It is an omnibus bill, incorporating aspects from at least 15 different energy and environmental bills that did not pass on their own this session. Originally, the bill’s data center provisions were fairly weak. However, after working with members of the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment, several of Nature Forward and Marylanders…
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Data Centers and Water Use
The rapid expansion of server-based data management and storage, especially with the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) has spurred a major data center building boom. This growth has driven a concomitant demand for the land, electricity, and water needed for these new data centers.
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Meet Our Maryland Data Center Intern, Calvin
Hello Nature Forward! My name is Calvin Chrisfield (he/him), and I am excited to be one of Nature Forward’s new Data Center Interns! Over the next year, I will be supporting our Maryland Conservation Advocate and the rest of the Conservation Team to protect Maryland’s residents, ecosystems, and natural spaces from irresponsible data center development. In addition to…