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Data centers in Penobscot County, Maine

No data center in Penobscot County is on the record yet; the page exists because the county has a scorecard row. No county rule about data centers is on the record for Penobscot County itself; 2 bodies inside it have a scorecard row. The latest decision on the record: Old Town City Council voted unanimously to advance temporary ban on data centers to special council meeting September 21 (Old Town), September 9, 2026.

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No data center in Penobscot County yet

No data center is on the record in Penobscot County yet. The first published record in Penobscot County puts it on the map and in the list here.

The cities in Penobscot County on the record (2)

2 of 2 cities have a record. A city without one is listed, not linked, until its first published record.

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Bangor01
Old Town01

What Penobscot County has decided

2 bodies, 2 decisions on the record

What the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement behind its toggle, newest first, with its source.

Reported: the source's date; the item names no day of its own. A month with no day: the source names the month and not the day.

  1. Bangorcity

    Bangor City Council approved a six month hold on data center construction in mid April 2026, April 2026.

    themainewire.com local outlet

    no published rating
    1 act on this row
    1. moratorium

      Bangor City Council approved a six month hold on data center construction in mid April 2026

      themainewire.com local outlet

    Last verified August 14, 2026.

  2. Old Towncity

    Old Town City Council voted unanimously to advance temporary ban on data centers to special council meeting September 21, reported September 9, 2026.

    bangordailynews.com local outlet

    no published rating
    1 act on this row
    1. moratorium

      Old Town City Council voted unanimously to advance temporary ban on data centers to special council meeting September 21

      bangordailynews.com local outlet

    Last verified September 9, 2026.

The rules across Maine.

What happened

  1. · Old Town

    Moratorium: Old Town City Council voted unanimously to advance temporary ban on data centers to special council meeting September 21 bangordailynews.com local outlet

  2. · Bangor

    Moratorium: Bangor City Council approved a six month hold on data center construction in mid April 2026 themainewire.com local outlet

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Nearby counties with records

60 miles away Washington County 2 data centers on the record 90 miles away Franklin County 2 data centers on the record

Every Maine county.

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Data Center Record, "Data centers in Penobscot County, Maine", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/me/penobscot-county, updated September 9, 2026.

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