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JGT2 Redevelopment acquired the former Pixelle Paper Mill in Jay, Maine, planning a $550 million data center to begin construction in July. This project faces a significant threat from proposed state legislation, LD 307, which seeks to impose a moratorium on new data centers statewide.
JGT2 Redevelopment, led by Tony McDonald, is seeking an exemption from proposed Maine state legislation (LD 307) that would impose a temporary moratorium on data centers. The Jay Select Board has voted to support drafting a letter to Gov. Janet Mills advocating for this exemption. The developer warns that without the exemption, their $550 million data center project at the former Androscoggin Mill site would be canceled.
JGT2 Redevelopment is seeking an exemption from a proposed Maine state law, LD 307, which would impose a moratorium on data center permits. The company plans a smaller co-location data center at the former Androscoggin Mill site in Jay, arguing it will bring jobs and tax revenue without significant environmental or grid impacts, unlike larger hyperscale facilities. The Jay Select Board has agreed to support the exemption request to Governor Janet Mills.
The development of a data center as part of the revitalization of the former Androscoggin Mill in Jay, Maine is threatened by pending state legislation that would impose a moratorium on new data centers for over a year. The developer argues the data center would not negatively impact local resources, but the bill's sponsor says it is designed to address the potential impacts of future data center growth.
A proposed data center project at the former International Paper mill in Jay, Maine is threatened by a bill in the Maine Legislature that would impose a moratorium on new data centers in the state for about a year. The project, led by JGT2 Redevelopment and involving Sentinel Data Centers, would repurpose the former paper mill and create 1 million square feet of data center space. However, the moratorium bill, if passed, would effectively kill the project before it even gets started. The bill is being considered after previous data center proposals in Lewiston and Wiscasset faced public opposition over concerns about their impact on water and other resources.