MD · Frederick County · 39.265°N 77.394°W
Rowan Digital Infrastructure Frederick Campus (Bauxite I)
Rowan Digital Infrastructure
Key facts
- Location
- MD, Frederick County
- Capacity
- 300 MW planned
- Powered by
- —
- Announced
- 2024
- Last updated
Civic impact
Economics
- Land
- 151 acres
Energy & water
- Energy source
- Grid · Utility: Potomac Edison (FirstEnergy)
- Cooling
- Evaporative
- Water use
- 0.44 MGD
Served from the regional grid; the Maryland PSC approved Potomac Edison's plan to loop two existing 230 kV lines from the Doubs substation into a new switching station feeding the on-site Bauxite substation (built by Potomac Edison). County filings describe up to 92 x 2.75 MW backup generators (~253 MW, diesel or HVO).
440,000 gallons/day cooling water allocated to Rowan's 156-acre parcel per Frederick County records
Community sentiment
Neighboring residents raised health concerns over construction dust and traffic in November 2025. Frederick County overlay zone referendum effort collected 21,000+ signatures; Maryland Supreme Court case pending.
Rowan secures $1.2bn for Maryland data center campus build-outStatus history
- Proposed
Rowan announced three-campus development plan at Quantum Frederick; designed as AWS Maryland availability zone host
Rowan secures $1.2bn for Maryland data center campus build-out - Under construction
Ground broken 2024 on Bauxite I (300MW, Phase 1). Phase 2 financing: $1.24B closed February 2025, led by SMBC and MUFG; $2.2B total secured. AWS Maryland availability zone expected 2026.
Rowan secures $1.2bn for Maryland data center campus build-out
Location
Sources & data provenance
Confirmed: data verified against official filings, permits, or direct operator announcements.
Last updated:
- Data Center DynamicsRetrieved:
- The Tech CapitalRetrieved:
- Frederick News-PostRetrieved:
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