Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelledHollow dot (when zoomed in): exact site not known yet, pin shows the town
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Bucksport
Bucksport Town Council moved ahead with a pause of up to 180 days on commercial data centers. One councilor voted no. A public hearing and second reading are set for Oct. 8, 2026, before a final vote.
Sept 24, 2026Source
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Ellsworth
Ellsworth City Council voted 4-1 to pause all data center development for 180 days, starting right away. City boards cannot act on data center permits. No data center had applied.
Aug 17, 2026Source
Find your town
In Maine, your town, ut or plantation usually decides where data centers can go.
- Amherst Town
- Aurora Town
- Bar Harbor Town
- Blue Hill Town
- Brooklin Town
- Brooksville Town
- Bucksport Town
- Castine Town
- Central Hancock Ut
- Cranberry Isles Town
- Dedham Town
- Deer Isle Town
- East Hancock Ut
- Eastbrook Town
- Ellsworth City
- Franklin Town
- Frenchboro Town
- Gouldsboro Town
- Great Pond Town
- Hancock Town
- Lamoine Town
- Mariaville Town
- Marshall Island Ut
- Mount Desert Town
- Northwest Hancock Ut
- Orland Town
- Osborn Town
- Otis Town
- Penobscot Town
- Sedgwick Town
- Sorrento Town
- Southwest Harbor Town
- Stonington Town
- Sullivan Town
- Surry Town
- Swans Island Town
- Tremont Town
- Trenton Town
- Verona Island Town
- Waltham Town
- Winter Harbor Town