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Landover, MD · Prince George's County · 38.931°N 76.868°W

Brightseat Tech Park

Lerner Enterprises / The Tower Companies (Brightseat Associates LLC)

PermittedMixed-useConfirmed

This facility is permitted and has not been reported as operational. Details are based on public filings and announcements as of .

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

Opposed

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 Project

Status history

  1. 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
  2. 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

Confirmed: data verified against official filings, permits, or direct operator announcements.

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