🇫🇷 French, 1 November 2026, data center moratorium
Maine Town's Bid for Data Center Halted by State Moratorium
A Maine town's plans for a new data center were derailed by a state moratorium on new data centers.
The town of Jay in Maine had hoped to become the first US state to host a data center, but a state moratorium on new data centers put the project in jeopardy.
The data center was planned to be built on the site of a former paper mill, which had been a major employer in the town but closed in 2020 after a devastating explosion.
The project had been seen as a potential economic boost for the town, which had struggled since the mill’s closure, but the moratorium put the plans on hold.