Calvert County, Maryland: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy
Home to Chesapeake Beach and North Beach
Calvert County is one of the places pushing back on the data center build-out. Calvert County is home to Chesapeake Beach and North Beach. The Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure here (1 in force); the latest is “Six-month data center moratorium”. 1 project is on the Delay Watchlist, including Amazon AWS / Natelli Holdings Calvert County. Construction employs 1,736, down 16.7% since 2019, and construction is 1.4 times as concentrated here as in the U.S. economy. Its power plants have 1,852 MW of capacity, 100% of it nuclear, the 4th largest fleet in Maryland.
Cities and towns in Calvert County
Calvert County is home to Chesapeake Beach and North Beach.
Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Broomes Island, Calvert Beach, Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Drum Point, Dunkirk, Huntingtown, Long Beach, Lusby, Owings, Prince Frederick, Solomons, St. Leonard.
Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities.
What changed in Calvert County
1st = the most. Ranks cover counties with a value on record.
| Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Maryland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (2020 → 2025) | 92,922 | 94,484 | ▲ 1.7% | 15th of 24 by size |
| Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 22,668 | 22,528 | ▼ 0.6% | 18th of 24 by growth |
| Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $49,727 | $62,735 | ▲ 26.2% | — |
| Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 2,083 | 1,736 | ▼ 16.7% | 15th of 15 by growth |
| Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 214 | 228 | ▲ 6.5% | — |
| Data processing and hosting jobs (2019 → 2025) | 5 | 13 | ▲ 160.0% | — |
| Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.1% | 3.5% | ▲ 0.4pts | — |
| Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 1 MW | — | |
| Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | — |
1 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly battery storage. Electrical contractors employ 228, up 6.5% since 2019 against up 0.7% statewide, at an average $72,293 a year. Baltimore Gas & Electric Co is the largest utility serving Calvert County, one of 2 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 17.91¢/kWh in 2024, above the 14.84¢ median for Maryland utilities. Unemployment was 3.5% in August 2026, against 3.1% in 2019. Employers here counted 22,528 jobs in 2025, down 0.6% from 2019. 94,484 people live here, up 1.7% since 2020.
Who powers Calvert County
Net change in operating capacity since 2019: +1 MW. Colors follow the fuel legend above.
Utilities with service territory in Calvert County
| Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Gas & Electric Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 1,214,100 | 17.91¢ | 21% |
| Southern Maryland Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 160,882 | 14.84¢ | 36% |
Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers.
Operating power plants 2
| Technology | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclear | 1,850 MW | 100% |
| Battery storage | 1 MW | 0% |
| Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant | Constellation Nuclear | Nuclear | 1,850 MW | 1975 |
| Chesapeake Beach BESS | Chesapeake Beach BESS LLC | Battery storage | 1 MW | 2023 |
The Calvert County labor market
| Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 22,528 | $62,735 | 1.00 |
| Construction | 1,736 | $80,342 | 1.45 |
| Electrical contractors | 228 | $72,293 | 1.40 |
| Data processing and hosting | 13 | $114,971 | 0.19 |
Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out.
Data centers and local rules in Calvert County
Local measures 1
| Measure | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Six-month data center moratorium | In force | 2026-08 |
Delay Watchlist 1
| Project | Status | Cause | MW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon AWS / Natelli Holdings Calvert County | denied | — |
Calvert County and its neighbors
Of the 4 counties that border Calvert County, Anne Arundel County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined.
| County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvert County | 94,484 | ▼ 0.6% | 1,852 MW | — | — | 1 |
| Anne Arundel County | 603,380 | ▲ 6.6% | 2,173 MW | — | 9 | — |
| Charles County | 176,593 | ▲ 4.9% | 1,079 MW | — | 1 | — |
| Prince George's County | 970,374 | ▲ 1.9% | 3,100 MW | 12 MW | 5 | 3 |
| St. Mary's County | 116,692 | ▲ 4.7% | — | — | — | — |
More of Maryland
Calvert County, answered from the record
Who provides electricity in Calvert County, Maryland?
2 utilities have service territory in Calvert County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Baltimore Gas & Electric Co, Southern Maryland Elec Coop Inc. The largest, Baltimore Gas & Electric Co, charged residential customers 17.91¢/kWh on average in 2024.
What power plants are in Calvert County?
2 operating plants with 1,852 MW of capacity. The largest is Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant (1,850 MW, nuclear).
Are there data centers in Calvert County?
The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Calvert County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Anne Arundel County.
Is Calvert County adding jobs?
Employers counted 22,528 jobs in 2025 against 22,668 in 2019 (-0.6%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 2,083 to 1,736.
Does Calvert County have a data center moratorium?
The SAVRN Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure for Calvert County, 1 in force.