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No project in Groton Town, but 1 nearby

Who decides here: the Town Council or Select Board of Groton Town votes on zoning. The Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region may review big projects too.

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Stopped or cancelledabout 8 miles away

NE Edge data center at Millstone nuclear plant

Waterford, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

🕒 March 17, 2026: Waterford's First Selectman announced the project had ended because NE Edge-Waterford LL…

Local votes and rules

📜 Data center rules

The commission voted unanimously for the region's first data center zoning rules. Data centers can be no bigger than 12,500 square feet, so very large ones are not allowed. The rules took effect July 14, 2023.

June 2023Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers

After a large data center plan by NE Edge, the commission voted unanimously for a one-year pause on data centers bigger than 5,000 square feet. It ended when the town adopted permanent rules in 2023.

June 2022Source

Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelledHollow dot (when zoomed in): exact site not known yet, pin shows the town

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⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Groton Town: Connecticut Light & Power Co. (company) or Mohegan Tribal Utility Authority (not available) or City of Norwich (run by the town).

Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Connecticut.