{"id":873307,"date":"2026-10-06T23:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T23:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/873307\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T23:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T23:30:10","slug":"anne-arundel-county-extends-data-center-moratorium-to-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/873307\/","title":{"rendered":"Anne Arundel County extends data center moratorium to 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/8aef3ae6-fc0d-4a82-9804-fa842e29d275_1724184693.jpg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"Hannah Hoffman\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>ANNAPOLIS, Md. \u2014<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"0\">Anne Arundel County has extended its moratorium on new data center developments through January 2028, following a unanimous vote by the county council.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"1\">Under the bill, the ban on new data center development will remain in place until the end of January 2028. Projects currently in the works will be able to continue as planned.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"2\">| GET THE FACTS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbaltv.com\/article\/map-data-centers-us\/70286300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">More data centers are popping up across the U.S. What are they?<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"3\">Anne Arundel County is among several jurisdictions in the Baltimore metro area that have implemented moratoriums on data center construction. Last month, Baltimore County extended its moratoriums on data centers until 2027. <\/p>\n<p>This content is imported from infogram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.<\/p>\n<p>This content is imported from infogram. 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