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Lusby Today
By the People, for the People
Amazon Holds Open House for Proposed Calvert Data Center
Demonstrators protest potential project as officials present conceptual plans
Apr. 1, 2026 at 5:21pm
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Amazon Web Services held an open house in Calvert County, Maryland to present conceptual plans for a proposed data center campus near the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. While officials emphasized the project is still in the evaluation stage, the event drew a number of demonstrators protesting the potential development.
Why it matters
The proposed Amazon data center campus has sparked concerns from some local residents about the environmental impact and energy demands of such a large-scale tech facility in the area. Calvert County has seen growing interest from major tech companies, raising questions about balancing economic development with community priorities.
The details
At the open house, Becky Ford of Amazon told attendees, which included several Calvert County commissioners, that the data center campus in partnership with Constellation Energy Group was a 'potential project we are evaluating' and 'not signed, sealed and delivered.' The conceptual plans outlined a data center campus to be located on land in Lusby, near the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant.
- The open house was held on March 26, 2026.
The players
Amazon Web Services
A subsidiary of Amazon that provides cloud computing services and infrastructure.
Constellation Energy Group
An energy company that has partnered with Amazon on the proposed data center project.
Calvert County Commissioners
Local government officials who attended the open house to learn more about the potential project.
What they’re saying
“This is not signed, sealed and delivered.”
— Becky Ford, Amazon official
The takeaway
The Amazon open house highlights the ongoing tension between economic development and community concerns in Calvert County, as the region seeks to balance growth opportunities with environmental and quality of life priorities.
