Building a Rational Regulatory Regime for Data Centers

Despite offering tax incentives for data centers since 2020, Maryland has seen limited build out of the power and water guzzling industry, but now several hyperscale projects want to locate in the state as electricity rates rise and communities rise in opposition. Sunil Dasgupta speaks to Maryland Senator Katie Fry Hester about what rational data center regulation looks like. Music by Silver Spring rock musician MYSTR Treefrog.