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Maryland Tech Council presents economic case for data centers and points to local policy models
Summary
Kelly Schultz of the Maryland Tech Council presented estimates for job and tax impacts of large hyperscale data centers, cited Frederick County as an example with projected annual tax receipts at full build‑out, and described zoning and setback measures jurisdictions have used to limit and manage siting.
Kelly Schultz, chief executive officer of the Maryland Tech Council, presented slides that framed demand for data centers and summarized economic estimates and local policy approaches. Schultz used an "average" hyperscale facility of roughly 800,000 square feet as an illustrative baseline and cited several figures drawn from economic impact studies and the Quantum/Frederick example.
Schultz said an "average" large load site yields state tax revenues in the millions per year and, based on the Quantum/Frederick analysis cited in her…
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