Atmosphere Dickerson Campus
Proposed hyperscale campus · Montgomery County, MD
Status Proposed / paused VERIFIED · MODERATE
Last checked against its sources Sep 26, 2026
The atlas adds the map, nearby response resources, infrastructure dependencies, hazards, and illustrative planning scenarios for this site.
Profile
The Atmosphere Dickerson Campus is a proposed 360 MW hyperscale data center development at the decommissioned Dickerson coal-fired power station in Montgomery County, Maryland. The proposal includes five buildings on approximately 110 to 170 acres, utilizing legacy power plant grid interconnections and proximity to Potomac fiber routes. Development is currently paused under Montgomery County's 18-month data center moratorium passed in July 2026. VERIFIED · MODERATE
Key facts
- Planned campus capacity
- 360 MW planned capacity across 5 buildings
- VERIFIED · MODERATE
- Campus area
- 110–170 acre brownfield site
- VERIFIED · MODERATE
- Backup generation
- UNKNOWN
- UNKNOWN · UNKNOWN
- Battery / UPS system
- UNKNOWN
- UNKNOWN · UNKNOWN
VERIFIED values are stated by a cited source; DERIVED values are calculated from them; ESTIMATED values are approximations; UNKNOWN means no reliable public information, not absence. The map point is approximate and is not a parcel boundary.
Open questions
- UNKNOWN Outcome of legal challenge to Montgomery County moratorium
- UNKNOWN Potomac River cooling water withdrawal approvals
- UNKNOWN Substation interconnection agreement and energization date
Changes (1)
- 2026-09-26 Added to the atlas Atmosphere Dickerson Campus: Added to the atlas.