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1 data center project we know about. 28 towns and cities.

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Projects

Stopped or cancelled

Data center in Scarborough Technology Park

Scarborough, Cumberland County

52 acres

🕒 June 2026: Town Council passed a 180-day data center moratorium, back-dated to April 1.

Local votes and rules

📌 Other · Portland

A Portland council committee was set to discuss a draft resolution on Oct. 6, 2026. If passed, the City Council could ask staff to write data center rules. The committee chair said he supports a full ban.

Oct 6, 2026Source

🚫 Ban · Westbrook

City staff suggest banning stand-alone data centers and removing them from the Rock Row zone. Small server rooms inside other businesses, like a hospital, would still be allowed. The planning board is still reviewing it; no vote yet.

Sept 22, 2026Source

🚫 Ban · Scarborough

Scarborough Town Council is weighing a zoning change to ban data centers in every zone. The council voted unanimously to send it to the planning board. A second hearing is set for Oct. 21, 2026.

Sept 17, 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Gray

Gray Town Council unanimously passed a 180-day data center pause. It reaches back to July 14 and lasts into January 2027. The council will use the time to write zoning rules.

Aug 4, 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Scarborough

Scarborough Town Council unanimously passed a 180-day data center pause. It reaches back to applications filed on or after April 1, 2026, which covers the Scarborough Technology Park plan.

June 3, 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Gorham

Gorham Town Council voted 7-0 to pause data centers for six months while it studies what rules, if any, it needs. No data center had been proposed. The council can extend it.

June 2, 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Brunswick

Brunswick Town Council unanimously passed a 180-day pause on new or bigger data centers that use 1 megawatt or more. The town will not process their applications or permits. No data center was proposed; the town's existing small data center is not affected.

June 1, 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Westbrook

Westbrook City Council unanimously passed a 180-day data center pause. It took effect right away. No data center had been proposed. The planning board is reviewing the land use rules during the pause.

June 1, 2026Source

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