Landover, MD · Prince George's County · 38.931°N 76.868°W
Brightseat Tech Park
Lerner Enterprises / The Tower Companies (Brightseat Associates LLC)
Key facts
- Location
- Landover, MD, Prince George's County
- Capacity
- 820 MW planned
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- Announced
- 2024-03
- Last updated
Civic impact
Economics
- Investment
- $5B
- Land
- 87 acres
Energy & water
- Energy source
- Grid · Utility: Pepco (Exelon)
Prince George's County is Pepco (Exelon) service territory. The 820 MW campus holds final plan approvals but has been politically frozen since a September 2025 county-executive order and a council moratorium, so interconnection/PJM and on-site generation details remain undisclosed.
Community sentiment
22,500+ petition signatures collected. County Executive Aisha Braveboy issued executive order in September 2025 pausing development. Separate county council moratorium on new applications. Qualified Data Center Task Force created. Predominantly Black community (63% African American census tract); environmental justice concerns raised.
Prince George's County Executive Orders Temporary Halt to Landover Mall Data Center ProjectStatus history
- Proposed
Prince George's County Planning Board approved 4.1 million sq ft, five-building campus at 2101 Brightseat Road (former Landover Mall site, demolished 2006)
Lerner's Maryland data center campus could total 820MW - Permitted
Final plan approvals received October 2024 under 2021 county law bypassing Council review. Groundbreaking target 2026 or 2027.
Lerner's Maryland data center campus could total 820MW
Location
Sources & data provenance
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