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Charles County, Maryland

Charles County, Maryland has 1 GW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 1 record, against 1.1 GW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 220 MW of planned generation across 2 projects, 1 of them past its listed in-service date.

Data as of Grid region: PJM InterconnectionRefreshed monthly
1GW
data centers, planned to operating
1
data center records, not cancelled
41.9%
of Maryland's data center MW
1.1GW
operating generation, 10 projects
220MW
planned generation, 2 projects
1
data center developers active here
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Charles County and its neighbors

Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. 2 of its 3 neighboring counties have pages of their own. The rest are in the member database.

St. Mary's Calvert no data centers Charles 1 GW Prince Georges no data centers
no data center MWunder 100 MW100 to 1,000 MW1,000 to 5,000 MW5,000 to 15,000 MW15,000 MW or more no page yet

Data center records planned, under construction and operating, data as of October 8, 2026.Hover a county for its numbers

Headline finding
93%

of the generation operating in the county is matched by data center MW on record: 1 GW of data centers against 1.1 GW of plants, with 220 MW more planned.

Data centers, planned to operating1 GW
Operating generation1.1 GW
Planned generation220 MW

Data centers by status

1 record, 1 GW

Planned1 GW1 record, 100%
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The data center pipeline

1 record list a year online or expected, from 2030 to 2030. The largest expected additions are 1 GW listed for 2030.

Figure 1

Data center MW by year online or expected

Records not cancelled, by listed year. 2026 onward is planned or under construction.

Through 20252026 and later
02505007501k 1,000 2030
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YearRecordsMW
203011,000
Source. FieldProspects database: ISO/RTO interconnection queues, EIA-860M and public data center filings, data as of October 8, 2026. 1 record with a year
Figure 2

Who is building in Charles

Data center developers by MW on record. Top 1 of 1.

TeraWulf 1 GW 1 site
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DeveloperSitesMW
TeraWulf11,000
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Power generation in the county

10 plants operate inside Charles County, 1.1 GW. The queue adds 220 MW across 2 projects, and one of them is past its listed in-service date.

Figure 3

Operating and planned generation by technology

MW in Charles County

OperatingPlanned
Natural GasOperating 775.3 MW 3 projects
SolarOperating 43.3 MW 3 projects
SolarPlanned 220 MW 2 projects
OilOperating 260 MW 4 projects
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TechnologyStatusProjectsMW
Natural GasOperating3775.3
SolarOperating343.3
SolarPlanned2220
OilOperating4260
Operating: 1.1 GW. Planned: 220 MW. Even if every planned project is built, county generation would reach 1.3 GW against 1 GW of data centers.
Source: ISO queues and EIA-860M, via FieldProspects
Figure 4

Planned generation by listed in-service year

MW. Years before 2026 are past due. 1 planned project lists no date and is left out.

Past dueDue 2026 or later
050100150 110 2023
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YearPlanned projectsMW
20231110
1 project, 110 MW, was due before 2026

Charles County against its neighbors

None of the 2 neighboring counties with a page lists a data center record. Prince Georges County has the most operating generation among them, 3.1 GW.

CountyData center recordsData center MWOperating generation MWPlanned generation MWData center MW per MW operating
Charles County this page 1
1,000
1,079
220 0.93x
Prince Georges County 0
0
3,101
12 0x
Calvert County 0
0
1,852
0 0x

Data center MW counts records planned, under construction and operating. Generation is inside the county only. Neighbors without a page have fewer than three projects on record.

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What changed since June 4, 2026

3 projects in Charles County moved between the two snapshots. Counts and MW are below; the projects themselves are for members.

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0
added to a queue, 0 MW
0
came online, started construction or signed an interconnection agreement, 0 MW
3
cancelled, dropped or went inactive, 1.3 GW
0
slipped their in-service date, 0 MW

Every change in Charles County

Project, what changed, technology, MW and the dates that moved, for all 3 changes.

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County: Charles County, MDSince June 4, 2026 3 changes
ProjectChangeTechnologyMWPrevious dateNew date
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Every record in Charles County

Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 13 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.

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County: Charles County, MDStatus: all except cancelledSort: MW, largest first 13 records
Project or campusDeveloperStatusMWYearContacts
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