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Penobscot County

1 data center project we know about. 67 towns, uts, cities, plantations and reservations.

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Projects

Stopped or cancelled

Nautilus data center at former Great Northern Paper mill

Millinocket, Penobscot County

🕒 April 9, 2025: Site owner said the project was canceled because it could not get enough power.

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Local votes and rules

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Old Town

Old Town City Council unanimously passed a six-month data center pause in its industrial zones. It reaches back to Sept. 8. Data centers were already not allowed in other zones. It could be extended to June 2027.

Oct 5, 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Bangor

Bangor City Council voted 8-0 to extend its data center pause by another 180 days. Councilors said city rules were not made for buildings this big and they need more time to write zoning rules.

Sept 28, 2026Source

📌 Other · Hampden

Hampden councilors decided not to bring a data center pause to a vote. They asked the planning board for advice instead. The town manager said the town would try to pause right away if an application came in first.

July 13, 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Bangor

Bangor City Council unanimously voted to pause data center development for 180 days. Councilors skipped the usual second reading to pass it the same night. The city plans to use the time to update its land development code.

April 13, 2026Source

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In Maine, your town, ut or plantation usually decides where data centers can go.