Governor Signs Executive Order on Data Centers

Maryland Governor Wes Moore has been speaking of the need for guardrails around artificial intelligence and data centers. Wednesday, the governor signed an executive order putting a framework around data center development focused on ratepayers, the environment, accountability, economic benefits, and community voice.  He said local governments keep the up or down vote…

“Communities deserve to be heard. They deserve a real say in what happens in their communities and truthfully, that is just common sense. Local governments know their communities better than anybody. Our administration will always stand with the people and the state will not go around a local community’s ‘no’.”