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Datacenter Sites in Aroostook County, Maine

Aroostook County has 95 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 52.9/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,350 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low".

At a glance

Aroostook County, Maine has 95 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 52.9/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Maine average of 53.5. It ranks 4th of 16 Maine counties by number of sites and 9th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 1c262bb5 at 57.4/100.

95
Candidate sites
52.9/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,350 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Aroostook County

Site-selection context for Aroostook County

No
Datacenter tax incentive
15.34¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
11.89¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
5
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$2,403
Land price / acre
300
Cooling degree days
7,500
Heating degree days
42°F
Mean annual temp

How does Aroostook County compare with other counties in Maine?

By number of scored sites, Aroostook County ranks 4th of the 16 Maine counties with a county page, holding 8.0% of the state's 1,183 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 52.9/100 ranks 9th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 346th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 26 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Aroostook County?

Industrial sites are the most common (51, 54% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (27) and federal excess (8). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Aroostook County?

Industrial electricity averages 11.89¢/kWh and commercial 15.34¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Low" (15). WRI water stress is low. 5 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 300 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 42°F. Land is valued around $2,403 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Aroostook County

Top datacenter sites in Aroostook County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN133138Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs57.4
TAP156308Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs57.3
OZ AroostookGreenfield——4.3 yrs56.7
UNKNOWN136600Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs56.6
UNKNOWN136597Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs56.6
UNKNOWN133126Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs56.6
TAP136599Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs56.6
TAP156309Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs56.6
UNKNOWN156968Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.8
TAP167205Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.8
UNKNOWN133133Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.8
TAP156307Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.8
UNKNOWN136598Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.8
UNKNOWN157847Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.8
UNKNOWN161342Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.8
UNKNOWN157844Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.8
UNKNOWN136596Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.8
TAP156304Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.7
UNKNOWN156966Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.6
UNKNOWN132986Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.3
UNKNOWN156970Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.3
TAP136592Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.3
UNKNOWN157846Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.0
UNKNOWN136590Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.0
TAP156300Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.0

Every scored site in Aroostook County

All 95 sites, best first.

Aroostook County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Aroostook County?

95 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 52.9/100 DC Readiness. That is the 4th-most of 16 Maine counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Aroostook County?

Substation-Adjacent site · 1c262bb5 scores 57.4/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 95 scored sites in Aroostook County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Aroostook County offer datacenter tax incentives?

No datacenter-specific tax incentive is on record for Aroostook County in the GridCensus county dataset.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Aroostook County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Aroostook County as "Relatively Low" (score 15).

What are industrial electricity rates in Aroostook County?

Average industrial electricity is 11.89¢/kWh and commercial is 15.34¢/kWh in Aroostook County.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Aroostook County, Maine”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/maine/aroostook-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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