Wiscasset Data Center (Old Ferry Road Site)
Unnamed developer (NDA with town) · Wiscasset, ME · United States
Facility record
- Lifecycle
- ProposedSource-reported lifecycle
- Location precision
- approximate
- Address as listed
- Not published
- Coordinates
- 44.0015, -69.6553
- Serving utility, source-reported
- Central Maine Power
- Operational capacity, source-reported
- Not published
- Planned capacity, source-reported
- Not published
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-22
Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.
Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.
Reported lifecycle history
- Proposed
Unnamed developer approaches Wiscasset about data center on 200-acre Old Ferry Road parcel adjacent to former Maine Yankee plant; town signs NDA in August 2025.
Underlying source - Proposed
Wiscasset selectboard reportedly votes to pause data center discussions November 4, 2025; Lincoln County rescinds $240,000 ARPA housing funds (confirmed); selectboard establishes competitive bidding process
Underlying source
Source notes
Coordinates are approximate, based on Wiscasset area near former Maine Yankee site. Developer identity remains undisclosed per NDA. As of March 2026 Lincoln County reallocated ARPA funds to Waldoboro and Newcastle. Land remains undeveloped. The $5 billion investment figure is press-reported, not confirmed. As of October 2026, the Portland Press Herald (13 May 2026) states that "plans to build a $5 billion data center were made public in September of 2025". Maine Morning Star (secondary source) could not be consulted as of July 2026. The operator is listed as 'Unnamed developer (NDA with town)' as that is the factual status.
Power source not disclosed. Site is adjacent to former Maine Yankee Atomic Energy Plant on the Sheepscot River. Town signed NDA with developer in August 2025 prohibiting disclosure of developer identity.
Sources and provenance
- Wiscasset Loses ARPA Funding After Data Center Proposal, Confusion · source retrieved 2026-07-06
- As Data Centers Look to Rural New England, Maine Considers a Moratorium · source retrieved 2026-07-06
- HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · source retrieved 2026-07-23
- How a data center derailed $240K for affordable housing in rural Maine · source retrieved 2026-10-22
- Unredacted NDA names Wiscasset's data center inquirer · source retrieved 2026-10-22
Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.