1 data center project in Scarborough Town
Who decides here: the Select Board and Town Meeting of Scarborough Town votes on zoning. The Cumberland County may review big projects too.
In Scarborough Town
Local votes and rules
🚫 Ban
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
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
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelledHollow dot (when zoomed in): exact site not known yet, pin shows the town
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Scarborough Town. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Central Maine Power Co. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Maine.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Will the Scarborough Technology Park data center plan come back after the moratorium?
- How much power and water would it use?