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Jay, Maine, strongly supported a data center project on a former paper mill site, leading Governor Janet Mills to veto a statewide moratorium that would have blocked it. However, the project was recently put on indefinite hold after the data center firm, Sentinel, backed out. The town is now seeking a new client for the development.
Sentinel Data Centers has withdrawn plans for a data center at the former Androscoggin Mill in Jay, Maine, jeopardizing hundreds of jobs. This decision follows a gubernatorial veto of a statewide data center moratorium and concerns about potential future bans and high energy usage.
Officials in Jay, Maine, are reacting after Sentinel Data Centers withdrew plans to build a facility at the old Androscoggin Mill site. The company's decision follows concerns about high energy usage and environmental impacts, and the passage of a temporary statewide moratorium on data center construction, which was later vetoed by Governor Janet Mills. Local municipalities are now reportedly passing their own moratoriums.
Developer Sentinel has indicated it will not proceed with plans to convert the former Androscoggin paper mill in Jay, Maine, into a data center. This setback means the project is on hold, disappointing local residents who hoped for new jobs. Governor Mills, while disappointed, supports a temporary statewide moratorium on data center projects, had it exempted the Jay project.
The proposed data center project at the former Androscoggin Mill in Jay, Maine, has been put on hold after the developer, Sentinel, backed out. This decision follows Governor Janet Mills' veto of a bill that would have imposed a statewide moratorium on data centers. An advisory council has been established by executive order to address data center development in the state.