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Aligned Frederick County Campus

Frederick / Adamstown, Maryland, United StatesUnder construction
Evidence
Planned critical IT
264 MW
Updated
Oct 28, 2026

IAD-04 and IAD-06 are under construction; IAD-06 topped out in March 2026. The other two buildings have site-plan approval but no verified construction start. Aligned Frederick County Campus is in Frederick / Adamstown, MD, US and is a data center campus with under construction status.

Capacity

Planned IT capacity

Planned / design or future potential

264 MW

Source

Iad04 planned capacity

Planned / design or future potential

72 MW

Source

Iad06 planned capacity

Planned / design or future potential

72 MW

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

IAD-04Under construction

1 building

First 72 MW building; operating date not public.

IAD-06Under construction

1 building

Second 72 MW, 450,000-square-foot building; structural phase complete.

Approved future building 3Planned

1 building

One of three additional buildings approved in 2025; canonical site code and capacity require confirmation.

Approved future building 4Planned

1 building

One of three additional buildings approved in 2025; canonical site code and capacity require confirmation.

Milestones (8)
Quantum Loophole closed land sale to Aligned

Nov 29, 2022 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Land acquired

Source not linked
First 450,000-square-foot facility site plan reviewed

May 10, 2023 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Event type not stated

Source not linked
MDE issued permit to construct for 172 generators

Jan 30, 2025 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Permit approved

Source not linked
IAD-04 broke ground

Feb 5, 2025 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Construction started

Source not linked
Transformer yard site plan approved

Mar 2025 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Event type not stated

Source not linked
Site plan for three additional buildings approved

May 20, 2025 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Event type not stated

Source not linked
IAD-06 construction reported underway

Oct 2025 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Construction started

Source not linked
IAD-06 reached structural top-out

Mar 12, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Construction completed

Source not linked

Participants

Aligned Data Centers

Developer · Operator

Sources by role
Developer (1)
Developer / Operator (1)
Aligned Data Centers (MD) PropCo, LLC

Owner

Sources by role
Owner (1)
Owner (1)
TPG Real Estate

Developer

Sources by role
Developer (1)
Other participants (3)
Frederick County

Government authority

Sources by role
Government authority (1)
Government authority (1)
Maryland Department of the Environment

Government authority

Sources by role
Government authority (1)
Government authority (1)
Turner Construction Company

Contractor

Sources by role
Contractor (1)

Capital & incentives

Financing records

Commercial contract

Amount not disclosed

Nov 29, 2022

Sale of the Aligned 75-acre campus parcel; consideration undisclosed.

Parties & sources

Aligned Data Centers (Other) · Quantum Loophole (Other)

Sources (1)

Incentives

Incentive

Status not stated · State of Maryland

Maryland data center sales and use tax exemption referenced by project parties; campus qualification and claimed value not publicly disclosed.

Incentive

Status not stated · Frederick County

Frederick County personal-property-tax exemption referenced in campus marketing; exact rate, term and campus election not publicly disclosed.

Site & development

Site area

Actual

75 acres

Source

Planned building count

Actual

4 buildings

Source

Iad06 floor area

Actual

450,000 square feet

Source

Additional project facts

Permitted backup generator count

Actual

172 generators

Source

Permitted three MW generator count

Actual

168 generators

Source

Permitted one MW generator count

Actual

4 generators

Source

Historical cpcn generator count

Actual

168 generators

Source

Qlink to ashburn

Source report

True

Source

Iad04 groundbreaking date

Actual

2025-02-05

Source

Iad06 topout date

Actual

2026-03-12

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (3)
Onsite generation

Permitted or installed

172 generators

168 three-MW and four one-MW emergency units; nameplate generation is not IT capacity.

Electric grid

Secured or contracted

Site-plan approval reported in March 2025; utility service capacity is unresolved.

Fiber

Reported context

QLoop route connects the Frederick site to Ashburn.

Other · Documented

Initial 450,000-square-foot facility

Frederick County Planning Commission

May 10, 2023

Sources (1)
Permit · Status not stated

Historical 168-generator configuration

Maryland Public Service Commission

Oct 30, 2023

Sources (1)
Permit · Issued

Campus emergency generators

Maryland Department of the Environment

Jan 30, 2025

Sources (2)
Other · Issued

Transformer yard

Frederick County Planning Commission

Mar 1, 2025

Sources (1)
Other · Issued

Three additional campus buildings

Frederick County Planning Commission

May 20, 2025

Sources (1)

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.