Data center project · Aroostook County, Maine
Loring LiquidCool Data Center
Proposed · An AI data center using immersion cooling in a leased warehouse at the former Loring Air Force Base, small now but planned to grow to 26 MW. Also known as: LiquidCool Loring.
- Status
- Proposed · as of Feb. 23, 2026
- Location
- Building 7230, Green 4 Maine campus, Loring Commerce Centre, Limestone · Aroostook County
- Status note
- Leased space in an existing warehouse; opening was expected about six months after the October 2025 announcement, and no opening was confirmed in the sources reviewed.
- Power
- 26 MW
Under 50 MW: the company said it would open at 2 MW already in the building and could reach 26 MW under a Versant will-serve agreement; the landlord earlier described a 5-6 MW first phase. - Floor area
- 115,000 sq ft
- Developer and team
- Loring LiquidCool Data Center LLC (LiquidCool Solutions technology); Green 4 Maine (landlord)
- Utility
- Versant Power
- Water
- Immersion liquid cooling; the company says it uses no water to cool servers.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Updates, newest first
- Feb. 23, 2026 LiquidCool's vice chair said the center would open at 2 MW and could reach 26 MW, and would cap demand at 20 MW if LD 307 passed without a waiver. (The Maine Monitor (from the Daily Yonder), Feb. 23, 2026)
- Oct. 14, 2025 Green 4 Maine announced a long-term lease of 115,000 square feet to Loring LiquidCool Data Center, starting at 5-6 MW, with talk of more data centers on the campus. (Bangor Daily News, Oct. 14, 2025; Mainebiz, Oct. 17, 2025)
Conflicts and open questions
- Initial size differs by source: 5-6 MW (landlord, October 2025) and 2 MW (company, February 2026).
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