Possible data center on town land on Old Ferry Road
Also called: Wiscasset data center
An unnamed company looked at 300 acres of town land in Wiscasset for a data center that officials said could be worth $5 billion. The town signed a secret deal (NDA). After residents objected, the Select Board paused talks in November 2025.
Where things stand: Select Board paused talks in Nov. 2025. No formal proposal was ever filed. Town votes on a data center pause Nov. 3, 2026.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 1, 2026): Select Board voted 5-0 to put a 180-day data center pause on the Nov. 3 ballot.
Wiscasset special town meeting. Anyone can come and speak.
What we know
- 📍 WhereTown-owned land on Old Ferry Road, next to the closed Maine Yankee nuclear plant, Wiscasset, Lincoln County
- 🏢 Companyunknown (company kept secret)
- 🌳 Size300 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromNear the old nuclear plant's power lines. Not clear they have enough capacity.
- 💵 Cost$5 billion
- 🤐 Secret deal (NDA)Yes. Town manager signed a secret deal (NDA) on Aug. 19, 2025. The town will not name the company.
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Which company was interested in the Old Ferry Road land? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much power and water would the data center have used? 🙋 I'll find out
- Will Wiscasset voters approve the data center pause on Nov. 3, 2026? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Aug 19, 2025Town signed a secret deal (NDA) with a site evaluator for an unnamed company.
- Sept 23, 2025Town said a company is looking at its 300-acre Old Ferry Road land for a data center that could be worth $5 billion.
- Nov 2025Select Board paused talks about using the Old Ferry Road land after residents objected.
- Sept 1, 2026Select Board voted 5-0 to put a 180-day data center pause on the Nov. 3 ballot.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Wiscasset voters will decide Nov. 3, 2026 on a 180-day data center pause. The Select Board voted 5-0 on Sept. 1 to put it on the ballot. It could be extended if the town makes progress on rules.
📌 Other
After residents objected, the Wiscasset Select Board stopped talks about using town land on Old Ferry Road for a data center.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Large data center could come to Wiscasset · Portland Press Herald · Sept 23, 2025
- How a data center derailed $240K for affordable housing in rural Maine · Portland Press Herald · May 13, 2026
- Wiscasset selectman suggests town vote on temp ban on data centers · Wiscasset Newspaper · Aug 2026
- Temp bans, other questions head to November ballot · Wiscasset Newspaper · Sept 3, 2026
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