Maine data center moratoriums
As of 31 Oct 2026, we count at least 15 local data center pauses in force in Maine, 1 ban and 9 proposals, across its counties, cities and townships. At state level: checked, nothing found.
- 15 pauses in force · 1 bans · 9 proposed
- 0 pauses end within 60 days
- Checked: 16 counties, 11 cities, 34 townships · 25 on tracker
Cite this page
Source: Grounded Compute, Maine moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/maine/moratoriums
Every row below has its source and the date we checked it. For reporters: contact and corrections
State level · Checked, nothing found
We asked about state laws, orders and bills: checked, nothing found (31 Oct 2026).
Expiring by 30 Dec 2026
None in the next 60 days
Moratorium map · counties
- Ban: 0 counties
- Pause (active or extended): 0 counties
- Pause proposed: 0 counties
- End date passed, no update found: 0 counties
- Ended, expired or none found: 15 counties
- No government or news source found: 1 county
- Township: ban
- Township: pause
- Township: pause proposed
- City: ban
- City: pause
- City: pause proposed
- 16 counties checked · 31 Oct 2026
- Cities on the tracker drawn as dots (7)
- Townships on the tracker (18) drawn as one square at their county's centre
- Schematic; outlines: US Census
Tracker · 25 bans, pauses and proposals
- Rows grouped under their count; each count matches the figures at the top
- 5 government confirmed · 20 news reported
- Ended pauses and no-pause checks: on the map only. We checked counties, cities and townships; nothing found is not proof that none exists
- Method
| Jurisdiction | Status | Covers | End | Permanent rules | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bans (1) | |||||
| Eastport (city, Washington) | Ban | All data centers | – | Rules adopted | themainemonitor.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Pauses in force (15) | |||||
| Brunswick Town (Cumberland County) | Pause | Above a size threshold: New, enlarged, or expanded data centers with electrical capacity of 1 MW or greater | – | Rules drafted | brunswickme.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Bucksport Town (Hancock County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | bangordailynews.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Buxton Town (York County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | pressherald.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Dixfield Town (Oxford County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | sunjournal.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Dover-Foxcroft Town (Piscataquis County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | bangordailynews.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Ellsworth (city, Hancock) | Pause | All data centers | 13 Feb 2027 | – | ellsworthamerican.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Fryeburg Town (Oxford County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | conwaydailysun.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Gorham Town (Cumberland County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | pressherald.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Old Town (city, Penobscot) | Pause | Some zoning districts | – | – | bangordailynews.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Paris Town (Oxford County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | themainemonitor.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Scarborough Town (Cumberland County) | Pause | All data centers | – | Rules drafted | wgme.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Warren Town (Knox County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | midcoastvillager.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Westbrook (city, Cumberland) | Pause | All data centers | – | Rules drafted | westbrookmaine.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Winthrop Town (Kennebec County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | winthropmaine.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Bangor (city, Penobscot) | Pause, extended | All data centers | – | – | bangordailynews.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Proposed (9) | |||||
| Bethel Town (Oxford County) | Pause proposed | All data centers | – | – | themainemonitor.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Biddeford (city, York) | Pause proposed | – | – | Rules drafted | biddefordmaine.org Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Eliot Town (York County) | Pause proposed | – | – | – | bangordailynews.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| North Berwick Town (York County) | Pause proposed | >25,000 square feet | – | – | newsfromthestates.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Peru Town (Oxford County) | Pause proposed | All data centers | – | – | newsfromthestates.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Portland (city, Cumberland) | Pause proposed | – | – | – | wmtw.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Sabattus Town (Androscoggin County) | Pause proposed | – | – | – | themainemonitor.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Wells Town (York County) | Pause proposed | Above a size threshold: 100,000 square feet or larger | – | Rules drafted | newsfromthestates.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Wiscasset Town (Lincoln County) | Pause proposed | Above a size threshold: The proposed definition covers facilities with at least 10,000 square feet of gross floor area or electrical capacity of 20 megawatts or greater. | – | Rules drafted | wiscasset.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
– = not found in the sources we checked
Source: Grounded Compute, Maine moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/maine/moratoriums
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