Inside the Deal to Convert Potomac Coal Plant to Gas Data Center

In March, we told you about a deal made by Maryland Eastern Shore developer TeraWulf to acquire the retired Morgantown Generating Station in Charles County (on the Potomac River), proposing to transform the site into a massive natural gas-powered data center campus (see Potomac River Coal-Fired Plant Slated for 1 GW NatGas Conversion). The plan aims to generate one gigawatt (GW) of power and 500 megawatts of battery storage, bypassing the aging regional grid. This is the story (purportedly) of how the developer got speedy approval from Maryland's liberal Democrat governor.

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