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Quantum Frederick Data Center Campus (Quantum Loophole / Catellus / TPG)
Catellus Development Corporation (filed as Quantum Loophole). Under construction
Quantum Loophole has been developing a roughly 2,100 acre data center park at the site of the former Alcoa Eastalco aluminum smelter near Adamstown in Frederick County, aiming to tap the site's existing heavy power infrastructure for a campus that could ultimately reach 2 gigawatts. After a legal dispute between Quantum Loophole and its financial partner TPG Real Estate Partners was resolved in 2026, TPG affiliate Catellus Development Corporation took over full management of the project, and tenants Aligned Data Centers, Rowan Digital Infrastructure, and Amazon Web Services had all broken ground, backed by a roughly 110 million dollar community benefits package that later fell apart. On October 9, 2026 Quantum Maryland sued Frederick County Executive Jessica Fitzwater in county circuit court, alleging she unlawfully used a series of executive orders, including a moratorium on data center applications now extended through July 2027, to block a more than 500 million dollar land transaction for political reasons, seeking damages and reinstatement of the project's land use approvals; the county responded that there is no emergency requiring expedited review, and Fitzwater publicly denied the allegations as the case heads toward further proceedings.
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- Status
- Under construction
- Operator
- Catellus Development Corporation
- Applicant on record
- Quantum Loophole
- Location
- Adamstown, Frederick County, MD (approximate, city center)
- Size
- MW not reported, 2100 acres
- Cooling
- Not reported
- Utility
- Potomac Edison
- First reported
- 2021
- Last updated
- October 19, 2026
What happens next
The site is under construction. The next step is opening.
Sources
- Circling Back: What Now for Quantum Loophole and the Quantum Frederick Data Center Campus?, Data Center Frontier
- Quantum Frederick, Frederick County, MD: Maryland Data Center Series, Pt. 3, Nature Forward
- Maryland data center developers offer residents biggest-ever US community benefits package, Tom's Hardware
- Quantum Maryland sues Frederick County official over frozen data center plans, Technical.ly, 2026-10-09
- Data center lawsuit alleges Frederick County executive put politics ahead of development, WJLA, 2026-10-10
- Lawsuit says Frederick data center pause was timed to election, Baltimore Sun, 2026-10-12
- Updated: County says 'no emergency' in data center moratorium lawsuit response, Yahoo News (Frederick News-Post)
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Common questions
Where is the Quantum Frederick data center?
It is in Adamstown, Frederick County, MD.
Has the Quantum Frederick data center been approved?
Yes, it was approved and is now under construction.
How big is the Quantum Frederick data center?
Reported size: 2100 acres.
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