Data-center buildout in Maine, as reported

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Date	Source	Story	Location	Slug
Aug 26	The Maine Monitor	Eastport Planning Board recommends city adopt ordinance to permanently ban data centers↗ The Maine Monitoralso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: newscentermaine.com Siting−, Denied or haltedPower and grid−, Denied or halted	City of Eastport, ME	us/me/washington/city/eastport
Aug 25	WGME	North Berwick could vote to ban data centers in November↗ WGMEalso carried by 2 other outlets Siting−, Denied or halted	Town of North Berwick, ME	us/me/town/north-berwick
Aug 25	Maine Morning Star	Advisory group asking for public input on future of data centers in Maine↗ Maine Morning Star Siting	Maine City of Lewiston, ME Town of Wiscasset, ME	us/me us/me/androscoggin/city/lewiston us/me/town/wiscasset
Aug 25	Wiscasset Newspaper	Board gets thanks for eying data center temp ban↗ Wiscasset Newspaperalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	Town of Wiscasset, ME	us/me/town/wiscasset
Aug 25	NationofChange	A week after Eastport banned data centers for 180 days, federal regulators accepted the underwater AI project’s application↗ NationofChange Siting	City of Eastport, ME	us/me/washington/city/eastport
Aug 24	Shelby News	Underwater AI data center plan faces scrutiny in Alaska↗ Shelby Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: The Center Square · KPVI SubsidiesSitingWater	City of Eastport, ME Cook Inlet, AK (named in coverage)	us/me/washington/city/eastport —
Aug 24	Boothbay Register	Unredacted NDA names Wiscasset’s data center inquirer↗ Boothbay Registeralso carried by 1 other outlet Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Town of Wiscasset, ME	us/me/town/wiscasset
Aug 24	NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts	Paul LePage is a ‘big fan’ of data centers in an era of skepticism↗ NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Siting	Maine	us/me
Aug 22	newscentermaine.com	Federal regulators accept preliminary permit for underwater data center off Eastport↗ newscentermaine.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Common Dreams Siting	City of Eastport, ME	us/me/washington/city/eastport
Aug 16	Tom's Hardware	Ex-farm bureau chief invites AI data center developers to buy his land —argues blocked $6.3B project will just move to willing neighbors, defies 500-jurisdiction moratorium wave and 70% public opposition↗ Tom's Hardware Siting−, Denied or halted	Nodaway County, MO Maine New York	us/mo/nodaway us/me us/ny
Aug 14	The Cool Down	Why a struggling town in Maine wants the data center everyone else is trying to stop↗ The Cool Down Water	Town of Jay, ME Maine	us/me/town/jay us/me
Aug 13	NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts	Ellsworth weighs temporary ban on data center development↗ NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts More coverage: The Maine Wire Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Ellsworth, ME City of Eastport, ME	us/me/hancock/city/ellsworth us/me/washington/city/eastport
Aug 10	Maine Public	Eastport united in opposition to underwater data center proposal↗ Maine Publicalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · The Maine Monitor · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Eastport, ME	us/me/washington/city/eastport
Aug 10	themainemonitor.org	Ordinance requiring voter approval for data centers called 'unlawful’↗ themainemonitor.org Siting	City of Eastport, ME	us/me/washington/city/eastport
Aug 8	Futurism	Weird Town Begs for AI Data Center↗ Futurism Water−, Denied or halted	Town of Jay, ME Maine	us/me/town/jay us/me
Aug 7	The Maine Monitor	Eastport residents fill hearings to oppose DeepGreen’s underwater AI data‑center plan↗ The Maine Monitoralso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Eastport, ME Washington County, ME	us/me/washington/city/eastport us/me/washington
Aug 6	pressherald.com ($)	Gray joins growing list of communities with data center moratoriums↗ pressherald.com ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	Town of Gray, ME	us/me/town/gray
Aug 5	WGME	Sanford City Council extends data center moratorium 180 days amid resident concerns↗ WGMEalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: The Portland Press Herald · WMTW Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Sanford, ME	us/me/york/city/sanford
Aug 3	The Atlantic ($)	The One Town That Wants a Data Center↗ The Atlantic ($) Water+, Approved or advancing	Town of Jay, ME Maine	us/me/town/jay us/me

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