Proposed data center ban would kill plans for old paper mill

Proposed data center ban would kill plans for old paper mill

News ClipThe Maine Monitor·ME·3/16/2026

A proposed data center ban in Maine would kill plans for a 1 million square foot data center that was slated to occupy a former paper mill site, with a planned groundbreaking in July.

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The data center, slated for a July groundbreaking, would occupy 1 million square feet of the former paper mill.