Amazon narrows its Maryland subsea-cable proposal to a small power-feed building

Infraday Coverage · Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure

Amazon’s September 16 update proposes a power feed equipment building at Ocean City Municipal Airport for its Fastnet cable connecting the United States and Ireland.

The company says the building would be smaller than 700 square feet, draw up to 350 kW and have no public water or sewer connection. It reduced its earlier facility proposal following Worcester County’s July moratorium and plans to place optical terminating equipment elsewhere.

Define the facility before debating the impact

Infraday perspective: Digital infrastructure projects benefit from a precise description of what each local facility does. A cable power-feed building, a larger landing station and a data center can have substantially different physical and operating requirements.

That distinction should be backed by plans and enforceable conditions. Communities need enough detail to assess electrical demand, backup generation, site access and future changes in use. Developers benefit when the same information supports both planning review and public communication.

The proposal also shows how scope can change in response to local constraints. Moving equipment to existing infrastructure may reduce the footprint of one location, but owners still need to account for the complete system and the dependencies between sites.

What to watch

Follow Worcester County’s zoning and approval process and Amazon’s site-specific plans. The specifications are the developer’s stated proposal, not evidence of an operating facility.

Source: Official owner or agency update. Reviewed October 1, 2026.

AI-generated editorial illustration of a subsea cable and coastal facility, not Amazon’s proposed site. AI-generated editorial illustration. Not a photograph of a specific project.