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Data centers in Sanford, Maine

No data center in Sanford is on the record yet; the page exists because the city has a scorecard row. Sanford has a scorecard row with no rating yet, and a pause on new data centers is on the record. The latest decision on the record: Sanford adopted data center moratorium in May 2026, September 24, 2026. York County's own decisions are on the York County page.

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No data center in Sanford yet

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

What Sanford has decided

1 body, 2 decisions on the record

What the city has 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.

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  1. Sanfordcity

    Sanford voted to extend its emergency moratorium on data centers for 180 days in August, August 2026.

    pressherald.com local outlet

    no published rating
    2 acts on this row
    1. moratorium extended

      Sanford voted to extend its emergency moratorium on data centers for 180 days in August.

      pressherald.com local outlet

    2. moratorium adopted

      Sanford adopted data center moratorium in May 2026

      pressherald.com local outlet

    Last verified September 24, 2026.

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What happened

  1. · Sanford

    Moratorium extended: Sanford voted to extend its emergency moratorium on data centers for 180 days in August. pressherald.com local outlet

  2. · Sanford

    Moratorium adopted: Sanford adopted data center moratorium in May 2026 pressherald.com local outlet

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The county York County Its decisions and every record in it 107 miles away Franklin County 2 data centers on the record 185 miles away Washington County 2 data centers on the record

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Data Center Record, "Data centers in Sanford, York County, Maine", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/me/york-county/sanford, updated September 24, 2026.

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