Passamaquoddy community historian
Dwayne Tomah, historian from Sipayik Passamaquoddy community, stated the project represents a national backlash against data center facilities
Data centers in Washington County, Maine
Washington County has 2 data centers on the record: 2 proposed. No county or city rule about data centers is on the record for Washington County yet.
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The 2 data centers in Washington County
Newest activity firstEach row is one site with its stage, its latest dated entry and what its sources disclose. A figure no source gives reads Not disclosed.
DeepGreen Western Passage Underwater AI Data Center
Eastport, Washington County · DeepGreen
Latest, reported September 7, 2026: FERC accepted DeepGreen permit application for filing in August yahoo.com national outlet
- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power
- 15 MW
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Tenant
- Not disclosed
Eastport Underwater Data Center
Eastport, Washington County
Latest, reported July 2, 2026: DeepGreen Western Passage applied for preliminary permit to test underwater data center off Eastport's northern coast facebook.com local outlet
- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power
- Not disclosed
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Tenant
- Not disclosed
Where
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2 data centers in Washington County: all proposed. A dashed edge means the exact site is not in the public record; every pin here marks a town or the county.
The cities in Washington County on the record (1)
| City | Projects |
|---|---|
| Eastport | 2 |
What happened
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· DeepGreen Western Passage Underwater AI Data Center
Now reported: DeepGreen Western Passage SPV LLC applied for a 48 month preliminary permit with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a tidal powered underwater AI data center themainemonitor.org local outlet
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· Eastport Underwater Data Center
Now reported: DeepGreen Western Passage applied for preliminary permit to test underwater data center off Eastport's northern coast facebook.com local outlet
What was said
Jack Shapiro, NRCM Climate & Clean Energy Director, said 'No big development project deserves a free pass, especially here in Maine where we value our clean water, healthy forests, abundant wildlife, and way of life rooted in the outdoors.'
Developer Louis Wolfson said preliminary permit is a license to study, not a license to construct
City Council expressed unanimous opposition to underwater AI data center construction in Eastport waters
Every Maine statement, by speaker
3 more statements on this page
Eastport City Manager Brian Schuth said the proposal is equivalent to an idea scrawled on a bar napkin by very smart people who may not know if it's possible
Louis Wolfson, DeepGreen Western Passage managing member
Company said it wants to create a sealed, behind the meter facility that would not use outside power.
Nearby counties with records
Disclosed figures
15 MW power
Power, water, jobs and tax
| Figure | Disclosed total | Disclosed | Not disclosed | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 15 MW | 1 | 1 | 1 the developer's figure | |
| Water, stated per day | Not disclosed | 0 | 2 | Not disclosed by any of the 2 records | |
| Water, stated per year | Not disclosed | 0 | 2 | Not disclosed by any of the 2 records | |
| Permanent jobs | Not disclosed | 0 | 2 | Not disclosed by any of the 2 records | |
| Tax each year | Not disclosed | 0 | 2 | Not disclosed by any of the 2 records |
Summed only where a record disclosed the figure; a record with no figure adds nothing and is counted as not disclosed. Water is summed per day and per year separately, as the sources stated it, and never converted. A tax claim given as a range is summed at both ends.
By what the facilities are for
| Use | Records | Power | Water | Jobs | Tax each year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not disclosed | 2 | 15 MW | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed: water, jobs, tax each year |
A record that lists several uses counts once under each. Each cell is the sum over the records with that use, disclosed rows only.
What the facilities are for
No source on file states what any of the 2 tracked facilities in Washington County are for.
How the facilities are cooled
No source on file states how any of the 2 tracked facilities in Washington County are cooled.
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Data centers in Washington County, Maine", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/me/washington-county, updated September 17, 2026.
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Data Center Record, "Data center records in Washington County, Maine", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/me/washington-county. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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For researchers
- Place id
- us/me/washington-county
- Level
- county
- Census GEOID
- Not disclosed
- Rating value
- Not disclosed
- Scale word
- Not disclosed