Datacenter Sites in Maine
Maine has 1,183 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.6/100 DC Readiness. Industrial parcels lead the inventory (718 sites). Most sites interconnect through ISO-NE.The state's candidate sites carry a catalogued aggregate of 23.6k MW and average a 3.9 yrs interconnection-queue wait.
1,183
Candidate sites
51.6/100
Avg DC Readiness
23.6k MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
3.9 yrs
Avg queue wait
By site type
By grid region
- ISO-NE1,183
Average sub-score profile
How Maine's candidate sites score on each DC Readiness dimension (0–100 average).
Power availability
33.2
Speed-to-power
37.1
Fiber
70.7
Water
95.7
Hazard resilience
83.6
Top 25 datacenter sites in Maine
Ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton Heights Common | Brownfield | Cumberland | — | 0 MW | 3.9 yrs | 67.5 |
| SOUTH GORHAM | Substation-Adjacent | Cumberland County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 65.7 |
| RAVEN FARM | Substation-Adjacent | Cumberland County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 65.6 |
| UNKNOWN133406 | Substation-Adjacent | Cumberland County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 65.4 |
| BUXTON | Substation-Adjacent | Cumberland County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 65.1 |
| ORRINGTON | Substation-Adjacent | Hancock County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 65.0 |
| SURROWIEC | Substation-Adjacent | Cumberland County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 64.4 |
| MASON | Substation-Adjacent | Lincoln County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 63.7 |
| MAINE YANKEE | Substation-Adjacent | Sagadahoc County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 63.7 |
| ELIOT | Substation-Adjacent | Strafford County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 63.3 |
| MAGUIRE ROAD | Substation-Adjacent | York County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 62.6 |
| LARRABEE ROAD | Substation-Adjacent | Androscoggin County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 62.5 |
| OZ York | Greenfield | York | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.0 |
| CHESTER STATIC VAR COMPENSATOR | Substation-Adjacent | Penobscot County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 61.8 |
| EC Near Red Shield Envir Old Town Facility | Greenfield | Penobscot | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.8 |
| ALBION ROAD | Substation-Adjacent | Kennebec County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 61.3 |
| OZ Penobscot | Greenfield | Penobscot | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.2 |
| SEWALL | Substation-Adjacent | Cumberland County | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.9 yrs | 61.0 |
| COOPERS MILLS | Substation-Adjacent | Kennebec County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 60.8 |
| Red Shield Envir Old Town Facility | Brownfield | Hancock County | — | 16 MW | 3.5 yrs | 60.8 |
| EC Near Red Shield Envir Old Town Facility | Greenfield | Penobscot | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 60.5 |
| Belfast Landfill | Brownfield | Waldo | — | 0 MW | 3.9 yrs | 60.5 |
| S D Warren Westbrook | Brownfield | Cumberland County | — | 10 MW | 3.5 yrs | 59.9 |
| SPRING STREET | Substation-Adjacent | Cumberland County | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.9 yrs | 59.9 |
| WESTBROOK | Substation-Adjacent | Cumberland County | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.9 yrs | 59.8 |
Counties in Maine
16 counties with five or more scored sites.
Cumberland County154 · 54.6Penobscot151 · 53.1York County125 · 51.5Aroostook County95 · 51.0Androscoggin County90 · 51.3Kennebec County88 · 51.2Washington County83 · 48.5Hancock County71 · 52.0Oxford55 · 50.4Waldo County52 · 50.8Piscataquis County43 · 50.1Knox County42 · 50.1Somerset County42 · 50.9Sagadahoc County39 · 52.8Franklin County25 · 49.9Lincoln County23 · 51.4
Maine datacenter site selection FAQ
- How many datacenter sites are in Maine?
- GridCensus catalogs 1,183 scored datacenter candidate sites in Maine, with an average DC Readiness score of 51.6/100.
- What is the average interconnection-queue wait in Maine?
- Candidate sites in Maine average a 3.9 yrs interconnection-queue wait, with an average queue depth of 13 projects.
- What kind of datacenter sites are most common in Maine?
- Industrial sites are the most common category in Maine (718 sites), and most sites fall within the ISO-NE grid region.
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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