Republican, U.S. Senator from Maine
Now: U.S. Senator since 1997 verified October 12, 2026 · source (opens in a new tab)
On your ballot U.S. Senate, Maine, In office (certified list (opens in a new tab), verified October 9, 2026)
Photo: U.S. Congress, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
Checked · How the record reads leaders · Report a change · Corrections
Susan M. Collins has 6 statements on data centers on the record.
Labels are applied by the record's published rules: two readings of each statement, and a third that reads its source where the two differ. Every label sits beside its statement and its source, and any label can be challenged through Report a change, with the correction logged on the corrections page.
Position History: Chronological record of positions across sourced statements.
- · Supports · Bangor Daily News
- · Raises concern · Bangor Daily News
What they said
-
Senator Susan Collins said she supports legislation to establish guardrails for data center construction, including requirements to prevent projects from increasing electricity rates or affecting local water supplies
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: October 13, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- Newsweek (opens in a new tab), national outlet
Archived copy: Wayback Machine (opens in a new tab).
-
Senator Susan Collins said she hopes the Senate will discuss a bill setting standards for data centers, including ensuring operators cover electricity costs
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: September 26, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- The Maine Wire (opens in a new tab), local outlet
-
Republican Sen. Susan Collins said data centers should be considered on their merits and noted former paper mill sites have hydropower available
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: August 20, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- spectrumlocalnews.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
-
Collins expressed support for projects at former mill sites with hydropower energy sources
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source. Label set by a tiebreak.
Where & When: August 19, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- Bangor Daily News (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Label rationale: A tiebreak: the two first readings differed, and a third reading of the statement and its source decided. The words that set it: "Collins expressed support for projects at former mill sites with hydropower energy sources".
-
Collins said she shares concern about data centers consuming too much energy and putting stress on energy costs
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: August 19, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- Bangor Daily News (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Label rationale: Both readings of the statement agreed. The words that set it: "shares concern about data centers consuming too much energy and putting stress on energy costs".
-
Sen. Susan Collins said data centers should be handled on a case by case basis
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: August 19, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- Bangor Daily News (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Label rationale: No label: the words support none. Both readings of the statement held it.
How they voted
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
Others in this race
- Troy D. Jackson Democratic · U.S. Senate · the race page
Something missing?
Know a sourced statement by Susan M. Collins on data centers that is not here? Send the link. It goes to the record's inbox as a card routed to this person and publishes only after it is read against its source.
Are you Susan M. Collins or on the campaign? Ask for a correction or send a statement, or email corrections@datacenterrecord.org.
Data Center Record, "Public statements by Susan M. Collins", https://datacenterrecord.org/speakers/susan-m-collins, last verified October 20, 2026.
Reusing this page
The structured rows are CC BY-NC 4.0. Link to this page; that is what turns a reuse into a citation. Prose stays under copyright.
Last verified: October 12, 2026.