The proposed construction of a data center at the former Landover Mall site has left many Prince George’s County residents and organizers outraged due to the potential health and environmental implications the project could bring.

The $5 billion data center campus, dubbed Brightseat Tech Park and proposed by Lerner Enterprises, would comprise five facilities, spanning 4.1 million square feet of the 87-acre site, which could utilize up to 820 megawatts of power. Because of its size and the numerous facilities within, this project would be considered a “hyperscale” data center.

While its construction hasn’t been completely approved yet, many Prince Georgians feel officials lacked transparency when greenlighting the project.

“Real transparency means that every step of this process should h

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