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Data center project · Lincoln County, Maine

Old Ferry Road site next to Maine Yankee, Wiscasset

Withdrawn · A company working through a site evaluator studied about 200 acres of a 300-acre town parcel for a data center the town valued at up to $5 billion; residents' objections led the town to pause talks, and the inquiry has since ended.

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Status
Withdrawn · as of Aug. 2026
Location
Town-owned land on Old Ferry Road, beside the former Maine Yankee nuclear plant · Lincoln County
Status note
No formal proposal or offer was ever made; the Select Board paused data center talks on Nov. 4, 2025, and in August 2026 the site evaluator, Fred Robinson, told the Wiscasset Newspaper his inquiry was over and no proposal was planned.
Power
Not reported
No power figure was disclosed; the town signed a nondisclosure agreement with the developer.
Land
200 acres
Investment
The town's economic development director put a possible value at $5 billion; no company has confirmed a figure.
Developer and team
Unnamed company represented by California site evaluator Fred Robinson
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. Aug. 25, 2026 The Wiscasset Newspaper reported that the site evaluator said his inquiry was over with no proposal planned, as selectmen weighed sending a data center moratorium to voters. (Wiscasset Newspaper, Aug. 25, 2026)
  2. March 3, 2026 Lincoln County moved $240,000 in federal relief money, earlier set aside for a housing study on the parcel and withdrawn in 2025, to Waldoboro and Newcastle; the county had said a 200-acre data center left no room for housing there. (The Maine Monitor (from the Daily Yonder), May 12, 2026)
  3. Nov. 4, 2025 After residents organized as Protect Wiscasset, the Select Board voted to pause data center discussions while it sets up a process for reviewing proposals. (The Maine Monitor (from the Daily Yonder), Feb. 23, 2026)
  4. Sept. 23, 2025 Town officials confirmed a site assessor was studying the parcel for a data center; the Select Board said no proposal, offer or commitment had been made and that voters would have the final say. (Portland Press Herald, Sept. 23, 2025)
  5. Aug. 19, 2025 The town manager signed a nondisclosure agreement with the prospective developer, Monitor Local and the Daily Yonder later reported. (The Maine Monitor (from the Daily Yonder), May 12, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • The company's name, power needs and water needs have not been made public.

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