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Harrington Data Center Proposal (Maguire Hayden)

Harrington, Kent County, Delaware

CancelledOpposedRecord updated October 20, 2026

Harrington Data Center Proposal (Maguire Hayden) is a cancelled data center in Harrington, Delaware (Kent County), operated by Maguire Hayden. The public record puts it at 24 MW planned, 24.6 acres. It faces documented, organized local opposition.

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Facility record

Cancelled

Operator: Maguire Hayden
Facility type: Data center
Location: 111 Reese Avenue, Harrington, Kent County, DE
Coordinates: 38.9237, -75.5777 (approximate)
Power capacity: 24 MW planned
Land: 24.6 acres
Investment: Not established from a public source
Announced: Not established from a public source
Utility: Not established from a public source
Cooling: Not established from a public source
Water use: Not established from a public source
Jobs: Not established from a public source
Public subsidy: Not established from a public source
Community reception: Opposed
Source confidence: Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

August 2026
Proposed
Maguire Hayden proposed a 24 MW data center at the site of a former cold-storage warehouse in Harrington, DE, with a community-benefits package described as 'contributions totaling $1 million.' Source: Spotlight Delaware
August 2026
Cancelled
Harrington City Council voted unanimously to reject the zoning change needed for the project; per Spotlight Delaware the vote 'prompted cheers and a standing ovation' from residents opposed to the project. Source: Spotlight Delaware

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Organized local opposition to Harrington Data Center Proposal (Maguire Hayden) in Harrington, Kent County, Delaware is documented in the public record, without a lawsuit on file in the sources we track. Council vote was unanimous against the project despite a proposed $1M community-benefits package; press described the rejection as met with 'cheers and a standing ovation' from residents in attendance.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: opposed means documented, organized local opposition is the dominant signal on record.

Council vote was unanimous against the project despite a proposed $1M community-benefits package; press described the rejection as met with 'cheers and a standing ovation' from residents in attendance.

Source: Spotlight Delaware

Notes on the record

No street address given beyond 'the site of a former cold storage warehouse' in Harrington, DE; location pin is Harrington's OSM place centroid (approximate). Article was published 2026-08-19 and refers to a council vote 'Monday' with no explicit calendar date, so the status history is dated to month precision (2026-08) only. A separate, still-unidentified 100 MW project appears in Delmarva Power's internal 'Kent County' project list per a 2026-09 Technical.ly FOIA report; that report states press coverage could not confirm whether it is the same project as this one. Treated as a distinct, unconfirmed lead and not merged into this record given the capacity mismatch (24 MW here vs. 100 MW in Delmarva's list), it is not listed as a separate record as of September 2026, for lack of any name or location.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

Cooling method and water use
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
Permanent jobs promised
Which utility serves it

Which document closes each gap

Cooling method and water use: The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy: The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised: The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Which utility serves it: The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

State of Delaware William Penn Data Center (DTI) · Dover · Delaware Department of Technology and Information17 mi · Operating

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Harrington Data Center Proposal (Maguire Hayden) in Harrington?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Harrington Data Center Proposal (Maguire Hayden)?

No lawsuit over Harrington Data Center Proposal (Maguire Hayden) appears in the record we track as of October 20, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Harrington Data Center Proposal (Maguire Hayden) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Harrington Data Center Proposal (Maguire Hayden) is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Harrington Data Center Proposal (Maguire Hayden), and how big is it?

Maguire Hayden is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 24 MW. The site is recorded at 24.6 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Harrington Data Center Proposal (Maguire Hayden)," updated October 20, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/maguire-hayden-harrington-de.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/maguire-hayden-harrington-de, retrieved October 29, 2026.

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Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

1.Harrington denies data center proposal despite a $1 million offer · Spotlight Delaware · retrieved October 20, 2026
2.Harrington denies data center development (Maguire Hayden owns 111 Reese Ave.; listed at 220,973 sq ft on approximately 24.6 acres) · Delaware Business Times · retrieved October 1, 2026
3.Harrington considers possible data centers (cold storage facility at 111 Reese Ave., formerly Burris Logistics) · Delaware Business Times · retrieved October 1, 2026
4.Harrington rejects data center while mystery Delaware project lingers (Aug 20, 2026) · Technical.ly · retrieved October 20, 2026

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