# Supreme Court urged to protect homeowners’ property rights in data center power fight

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/supreme-court-urged-to-protect-homeowners-property-rights-in-data-center-power-fight/
- Published: 2026-11-05T23:48:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T00:42:34+00:00
- Original publisher: Washington Examiner (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/supreme-court/4793859/supreme-court-urged-protect-homeowners-property-rights-in-data-center-power-fight/
- Topics: Politics

## Key points

- Maryland owners seek Supreme Court review of land access for power line surveys.
- The proposed transmission line would run 67 miles.
- The case comes amid growing data centre energy demand.

## Summary

A group of Maryland property owners has asked the US Supreme Court to review a dispute over a developer’s access to their land. The case concerns whether PSEG Renewable Transmission may enter private property to survey and study a possible power line, raising questions about landowners’ rights as data centre development increases demand for electricity.

The proposed transmission line would stretch 67 miles, but its construction is still being explored. The landowners argue that a lower federal court did not properly follow Maryland law when it allowed the surveys; the dispute also reflects wider tensions in Maryland and neighbouring Virginia over expanding data centres and the energy infrastructure needed to support them.

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