# Aligned Data Centers IAD-04 Frederick > Under construction: a 72 MW data center in Frederick County, Maryland, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (1 source). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aligned-data-centers-iad-04-frederick-md-dc_bd76395e4f8d Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aligned-data-centers-iad-04-frederick-md-dc_bd76395e4f8d.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records Aligned is building a 72 MW data center in Frederick County, Maryland (under construction). One source reports this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Nov 2, 2026) ## Facts - **Operator:** Aligned (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 26, 2026) - **Stage:** Under construction (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 26, 2026) - **Reported capacity:** 72 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 26, 2026) - **Site area:** 75 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Announced:** 2025-02 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 26, 2026) - **Construction start reported:** 2025-02 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 26, 2026) - **City:** Adamstown (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 26, 2026) - **County:** Frederick (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 26, 2026) - **State:** Maryland (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 26, 2026) - **Location precision:** Site footprint confirmed (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Community response:** Local opposition reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Utility:** Potomac Edison / FirstEnergy (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Power source:** Grid power (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Cooling:** Hybrid (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **AI workload:** Mixed use, AI among other workloads (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 26, 2026) - **Facility type:** Enterprise (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Incentives reported:** Maryland Data Center Sales & Use Tax Exemption — 10-year exemption on qualified data-center personal property (extendable to 20 years for $250M+ investment). Aligned's CEO cited "attractive tax exemptions" for choosing Frederick; statutory eligibility only, no project-specific certification confirmed. (Maryland) (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) ## What each source reports | Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Compute Atlas | Aligned Data Centers IAD-04 Frederick | Under construction | 72 MW | ## Questions this page answers ### Is Aligned Data Centers IAD-04 Frederick under construction? No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Aug 26, 2026) reports it as under construction. ### Who is building Aligned Data Centers IAD-04 Frederick? Aligned is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### Which carriers serve Aligned Data Centers IAD-04 Frederick? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on Aligned Data Centers IAD-04 Frederick get paid sooner? The owner pays the general contractor, and the general contractor pays its subcontractors. Once your customer approves your invoice, certify it with Kapwork. Funders compete to fund it, so you don't wait for the payment date. Free for businesses. Kapwork doesn't lend and doesn't contact your customer. ## Latest updates - [Reported as announced](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aligned-breaks-ground-on-72mw-maryland-data-center-in-quantum-frederick-park/). Reported for 2025-02. - [Construction start reported](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aligned-breaks-ground-on-72mw-maryland-data-center-in-quantum-frederick-park/). Reported for 2025-02. - [Reported as announced](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aligned-breaks-ground-on-72mw-maryland-data-center-in-quantum-frederick-park/). Reported for 2022-01. ## Related records - [Aligned CMH-02 Conesville Data Center Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aligned-cmh-02-conesville-data-center-campus-oh-dc_5b5235627394): Same operator - [Aligned Coal City Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aligned-coal-city-campus-il-dc_f0695145cb9f): Same operator - [Aligned Data Centers - Critical Digital Infrastructure Facility](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aligned-data-centers-critical-digital-infrastructure-facility-md-dc_3d5c1d5574c1): Same operator - [Aligned Data Centers - Elk Grove Village Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aligned-data-centers-elk-grove-village-campus-il-dc_b4ca4e6c9abb): Same operator - [Aligned Data Centers Amber Site (Grady County)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aligned-data-centers-amber-site-grady-county-ok-dc_72541d6e90dd): Same operator - [1500 Woodlawn Drive Data Center Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/1500-woodlawn-drive-data-center-campus-md-dc_ad2f024f43eb): Same state - [Aligned Data Centers IAD-06 Frederick](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aligned-data-centers-iad-06-frederick-md-dc_6807da713f08): Same state - [Appeal Digital Park](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/appeal-digital-park-md-dc_91dfc6a5c845): Same state - [Brightseat Tech Park](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/brightseat-tech-park-md-dc_6b16b93c35b3): Same state - [Dickerson Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/dickerson-data-center-md-dc_0b33de821898): Same state ## What this record does not show - This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record. - Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution. - An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. - Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity. ## Sources - [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aligned-breaks-ground-on-72mw-maryland-data-center-in-quantum-frederick-park/) · as of Aug 26, 2026 · record aligned-quantum-frederick-md - [Data Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aligned-breaks-ground-on-72mw-maryland-data-center-in-quantum-frederick-park/) · as of Jul 6, 2026 - [Data Center Frontier (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.datacenterfrontier.com/hyperscale/article/55261511/circling-back-what-now-for-quantum-loophole-and-the-quantum-frederick-data-center-campus) · as of Jul 6, 2026 - [Baxtel (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://baxtel.com/data-center/aligned-maryland-campus-iad04) · as of Jul 6, 2026 - [Aligned Data Centers (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://aligneddc.com/maryland-data-centers/) · as of Aug 26, 2026 - [Maryland Dept. of Commerce (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://commerce.maryland.gov/fund/data-center-maryland-sales-and-use-tax-exemption-incentive-program) · as of Jul 6, 2026 - [Frederick News-Post via Yahoo Finance (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/quantum-frederick-data-center-campus-001700328.html) · as of Aug 8, 2026 - [Nature Forward (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://natureforward.org/quantum-frederick-frederick-county-md-maryland-data-center-series-pt-3/) · as of Aug 26, 2026 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/aligned-data-centers-iad-04-frederick-md) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 208315466272653 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? 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