Sentinel Data Centers has backed off plans for its proposed $550 million colocation data center project at the former Androscoggin Mill in Jay, Maine.
Planned in partnership with JGT2 Redevelopment, the massive project was designed to transform the closed 1965 paper mill into roughly 1 million square feet of data center space across two floors. Despite strong backing from local officials and the successful veto of a state-wide data center moratorium by Maine's governor, Sentinel ultimately dropped its development plans, leaving the site's future on hold while JGT2 searches for alternative partners.
Sentinel Data Centers was founded in 2001.
Sentinel has developed approximately 1.6 million square feet of data center space.
June 11, 2026 Sentinel Data Centers
Sentinel Data Centers has reportedly abandoned plans to develop a data center at a former paper mill site in Jay, Maine. The decision was first reported by the Sun Journal.JGT2 Redevelopment, which had planned to partner with Sentinel on the $550 million project, told Jay officials that the data...
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April 27, 2026 Maine
capacity, which would have remained in place until November 1, 2027. Maine Governor Janet Mills has vetoed a bill that would have introduced the first statewide moratorium on data centers in the US. LD307 had passed both legislative chambers, gaining approval from the House of Representatives in...
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April 18, 2026 Maine
The US’ first statewide data center moratorium has been approved by the Maine legislature. LD307 passed the House in early April and was approved by the Senate yesterday. Sponsored by Democrat Melanie Sachs, the bill imposes a temporary moratorium on state authorities accepting applications for...
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April 04, 2026 Maine
Maine is on track to become the first U.S. state to impose a moratorium on large data center development. The state House of Representatives passed LD 307 last month, which would prohibit state and local governments from issuing permits for data centers with electrical loads of 20 MW or more...
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February 20, 2026 Maine
Proposals to bring in a data center moratorium in Maine have threatened plans for a new campus in the Pine Tree State. The proposed bill, sponsored by Representative Melanie Sachs, includes a two-year moratorium on facilities above 20MW in the state while the impacts of data centers are studied...
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