Federal Excess Datacenter Sites in Maryland
At a glance
Surplus federal property released for civilian reuse. Federal excess parcels can carry existing infrastructure and favorable disposition terms, but acquisition timelines vary with the disposing agency.
Top federal excess sites in Maryland
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENRY A WALLACE BELTSVILLE AG RESEARCH CENTER | Federal Excess | Prince George's County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 54.7 |
| HENRY A WALLACE BELTSVILLE AG RESEARCH CENTER | Federal Excess | Prince George's County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 54.7 |
| HENRY A WALLACE BELTSVILLE AG RESEARCH CENTER | Federal Excess | Prince George's County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 54.5 |
| FRC Facility-Wide Site, Infrastructure & Above Standard- RWA | Federal Excess | Montgomery County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 54.5 |
| White Oak Non-FDA | Federal Excess | Montgomery County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 54.4 |
| Suitland Facility-Wide Site Infrastructure | Federal Excess | Prince George's County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 54.2 |
| Pole Barn | Federal Excess | Prince George's County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 54.2 |
| PASTURE PADS | Federal Excess | Prince George's County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 54.0 |
| FRC BUILDING 403 TURBINES | Federal Excess | Montgomery County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 53.9 |
| MSC-Suitland Site | Federal Excess | Prince George's County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 53.8 |
| Muirkirk Road Complex | Federal Excess | Prince George's County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 53.7 |
| Bethesda Campus | Federal Excess | Montgomery County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 53.5 |
| Garber-Suitland Site | Federal Excess | Prince George's County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 53.5 |
| NMAI-CRC (Suitland) Site | Federal Excess | Prince George's County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 53.3 |
| Bethesda Campus | Federal Excess | Montgomery County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 53.2 |
| DOE Germantown Campus | Federal Excess | Montgomery County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 53.2 |
| VA Maryland HCS-Fort Howard | Federal Excess | Baltimore County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 53.1 |
| WOODSTOCK | Federal Excess | Baltimore County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 53.1 |
| Bethesda Campus | Federal Excess | Montgomery County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 53.1 |
| Bethesda Campus | Federal Excess | Montgomery County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 53.1 |
| Poolesville Animal Center Campus | Federal Excess | Montgomery County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 53.1 |
| WOODLAND | Federal Excess | Anne Arundel County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 53.0 |
| PLANT INTRODUCTION STATION | Federal Excess | Prince George's County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 52.9 |
| Bethesda Campus | Federal Excess | Montgomery County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 52.8 |
| Bethesda Campus | Federal Excess | Montgomery County | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 52.8 |
How does Maryland compare with other states for federal excess sites?
With 60 sites, Maryland ranks 23rd of the 35 states that have any federal excess candidate sites. Washington leads with 3,676. Nationally, federal excess sites average 47.5/100 DC Readiness, below the 53.2 average across all site types. Across every site type, Maryland averages 52.9, the 35th-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 5.2 years.
Where are the highest-scoring federal excess sites in Maryland?
The top 25 range from 54.7 to 52.8 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Prince George's County (11), Montgomery County (11) and Baltimore County (2). By grid region, 25 are in PJM.
County pages: Prince George's County · Montgomery County · Baltimore County · Anne Arundel County
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these federal excess sites have?
Their counties have a median of 10 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 7 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 5.3 years. None of the 3 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone. 1 lies within 25 km of a binding transmission constraint.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal excess datacenter sites are in Maryland?
GridCensus catalogs 60 federal excess datacenter candidate sites in Maryland, 0.3% of the national total for this type (23rd of 35 states).
What is a federal excess datacenter site?
Surplus federal property released for civilian reuse. Federal excess parcels can carry existing infrastructure and favorable disposition terms, but acquisition timelines vary with the disposing agency.
What is the best federal excess datacenter site in Maryland?
By DC Readiness Score, HENRY A WALLACE BELTSVILLE AG RESEARCH CENTER in Prince George's County ranks first at 54.7/100, followed by HENRY A WALLACE BELTSVILLE AG RESEARCH CENTER in Prince George's County at 54.7.
Which Maryland counties have the best federal excess sites?
The top 25 federal excess sites in Maryland are concentrated in Prince George's County (11), Montgomery County (11) and Baltimore County (2).
How does Maryland score for datacenters overall?
All 1,031 scored sites in Maryland average 52.9/100 DC Readiness, the 35th-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.2.
More on federal excess sites and Maryland
- All datacenter sites in Maryland· 1,031 sites
- Federal Excess datacenter sites nationwide· 17,528 sites
- Substation-Adjacent sites in Maryland· 314 sites
- Greenfield sites in Maryland· 256 sites
- Industrial sites in Maryland· 242 sites
- Former Mine sites in Maryland· 149 sites
- Brownfield sites in Maryland· 10 sites
Federal Excess sites in other states
- Federal Excess sites in Washington· 3,676 sites
- Federal Excess sites in California· 3,212 sites
- Federal Excess sites in Arizona· 1,616 sites
- Federal Excess sites in Nebraska· 1,057 sites
- Federal Excess sites in Oklahoma· 991 sites
- Federal Excess sites in Utah· 930 sites
- Federal Excess sites in Idaho· 922 sites
- Federal Excess sites in Colorado· 911 sites
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
About this data
Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Federal Excess datacenter sites in Maryland”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/federal-excess/maryland (data as of October 10, 2026).
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