The Data Center Divide
A policy snapshot ahead of the 2026 midterms. Mapping data center incentives, restrictions, and bans through legislation, regulations, and executive actions across all 50 states and 1,462 local jurisdictions.
Town of Delmar
Neutral Data Center Policies
Maryland requires large data centers to undergo review, public reporting, and project commitments; projects not deemed aligned may lose coordinated review and discretionary state support. Separate state coordination efforts encourage partnerships but add no data-center-specific building or operating requirements; the review order does not change local zoning.
Rating and summary from Maryland statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Town of Delmar.
current law · Town of DelmarEstablishes a moratorium on data centers in Delmar, Maryland and Delaware, though the minutes don’t specify its duration or exact restrictions.Delmar Resolution 2026-08-03
Timing
The sources show that Delmar adopted moratorium resolutions concerning data centers, but the meeting minutes do not state an expiration date, ending condition, or extension provision.
People behind it
- Mayor Benjamin Jorden
Introduced and read Resolution #2026-08-10, the Maryland moratorium on data centers.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
Moratoria on data centers were approved in both Delmar, Maryland (Resolution #2026-08-10) and Delmar, Delaware (Resolution No. 2026-08-03), temporarily restricting data-center activity; the meeting minutes do not state the duration or other terms.
Sources
Data provided by Regbase · Cookie preferences · Report missing data