Data Center Resources
Climate Coalition Montgomery County Documents
Recent news and reports
“Counties scramble to respond to data centers, setting moratoriums, a ban” - Maryland Matters, August 10, 2026
“Maryland Under Pressure as Local Moratoriums Supercharge Opposition to Data Centers” - Inside Climate News, September 12, 2026
“Datacenter rush will create ‘tsunami’ of discarded electronics, report says” - The Guardian, September 16, 2026
“Study warns of electricity shortages unless supply keeps pace with data center growth” - Maryland Matters, September 16, 2026
Report “The Hidden Health Costs of AI Data Centers - More Power, More Pollution, Fewer Federal Protections” - Environmental Protection Network, September 2026
Reports, webinars and Data Center Policy Toolkits
Webinar on data centers in Montgomery County - May 21, 2026, organized by TCM MoCo and the Climate Coalition MoCo
Montgomery County Office of Legislative Oversight report on data centers - July 28, 2026
Up-County Democrats Breakfast Club meeting "Data Centers in Maryland" - January 26, 2026 (slides)
Data Center Info session with The Climate Mobilization and Nature Forward about the Dickerson data centers on Dec 4, 2025
The Piedmont Environmental Council data center resources
Webinar: Water Impacts from Data Centers in the Potomac River Basin - ICPRB, Nov 2025
Webinar: Future of Water in the DC Metro Area - ICPRB, Dec 2025
Office of People’s Counsel data center resources
Nature Forward data center resources
Sierra Club Maryland Chapter's work on data centers
Actions to Safeguard the Potomac River from the Massive AI Data Center Surge - Potomac Riverkeeper Network
Environmental Cost of AI's Energy Use: Carbon, Water and Land Footprints - United Nations University
A Guide to Common Questions about data centers - by PennState Extension, April 2026
Data Center Ordinance Guide - Montgomery County, PA, April 2026
AI NOW Institute - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
Health implications of the rapid rise of data centers in Virginia - GMU study, February, 2026
Data center development in Prince George’s County, Maryland - NAAC and CEEJH, March, 2026