Carroll County, Maryland, adopted a data-center moratorium on February 1, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The record reads: "Carroll County Board of Commissioners voted to draft a deferral ordinance placing a temporary moratorium on data center projects, despite no developers having applied. The preemptive action mirrors moratoria already adopted by Frederick… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | in force | February 1, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: county. County: Carroll County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Maryland context
Maryland has 18 documented local actions across 14 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has a ratepayer-protection law (enacted).
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.