MDE approves air quality permit for 99 backup generators at Amazon site near Adamstown
News ClipThe Frederick News-Post·Adamstown, Frederick County, MD·3/26/2026
The Maryland Department of the Environment approved an air quality permit for Amazon Data Services. This permit allows the installation of 99 diesel-fired backup generators at a data center site on the Quantum Frederick campus near Adamstown.
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The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) has approved an air quality permit for Amazon Data Services. This permit authorizes the company to install 99 emergency diesel-fired backup generators at a data center facility. The facility is located on the Quantum Frederick campus near Adamstown, Maryland. The approval follows previous contention surrounding the permit.