Glass Introduces Six-Month Data Center Permit Pause

Councilmember Evan Glass introduced legislation to implement a six-month moratorium on issuing data center permits in Montgomery County. The measure follows a Council hearing earlier in 2026 at which officials were told data centers are driving up electric bills, and a recent Potomac Riverkeeper warning that the Potomac River is at risk due to the volume of data centers being built along its basin. The legislation aims to pause new data center construction while the county determines a path forward.