Data center campus · Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant grounds, Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland
Amazon Web Services campus at Calvert Cliffs
Withdrawn
as of Aug. 4, 2026
A multi-building Amazon data center plan next to the Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant, withdrawn in August 2026 after local opposition. Also known as: AWS Calvert Technology Center.
PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Floor area2,400,000sq ft
Who is behind it
ProjectAmazon Web Services campus at Calvert CliffsAlso: AWS Calvert Technology Center
Developer and teamAmazon Web Services
End userAmazon Web Services
The record, newest first
The Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a six-month data center moratorium. (WJLA (7News), Aug. 18, 2026)
The county announced, and Amazon confirmed, that the company would not go forward with the site for now. (Maryland Matters, Aug. 4, 2026)
Amazon Web Services submitted plans to Calvert County for data centers totaling about 2.4 million square feet at the nuclear plant site, according to a county planning document described by Maryland Matters. (Maryland Matters, Aug. 4, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
- Included without a reported MW figure because of its reported size (2.4 million square feet); the county record was not opened.
- A separate Natelli Holdings proposal in Lusby was reported but no size was found; not listed.
The full record
- Status note
- Amazon withdrew the proposal in August 2026; Calvert County then adopted a six-month moratorium.
- Power note
- No power figure was reported; a county planning document described about 2.4 million square feet of data centers.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)