Operating

Consolidated - 45 Forest Ave.

Consolidated – 45 Forest Ave. is an operating data center in Portland, ME, run by Consolidated Communications, Inc. Consolidated Communications, Inc operates this data center at 45 Forest Ave, Portland, ME 04101. It covers 12,680 square feet.

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Project status

Announced
Permitting
Under construction
Operational

Recorded changes

September 23, 2026
Decision made on bid to stop work on Cumberland County data center
NewsSource: Mechanicsburg Patriot News
September 17, 2026
Cumberland County unveils drafts data center ordinance
NewsSource: Fayetteville Observer

Community sentiment

This data center is operating.

The stance question is asked on projects still ahead.

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Latest news

Nothing written about this data center yet. The latest from Cumberland County, ME:

Portland could be the next Maine city to regulate data centers
pressherald.comOct 6, 2026
Scarborough, Westbrook consider data center bans
pressherald.comSep 22, 2026

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Records and documentation

Maine state legislation

LD713 - Excludes data centers from business development tax incentivesLegislationdatacenterbans.comExcludes data centers from business development tax incentive programs.Download
LD307 - Act to Impose a Moratorium on Large-Scale Data CentersMoratoriumdatacenterbans.comImposes a moratorium on large-scale data centers.Download
LD713 - An Act to Exclude Data Centers from the Business Equipment Tax Exemption and the Dirigo Business Incentives Program and to Require the Department of Economic and Community Development to Study Financial Incentives for Data CentersLegislationlegiscan.comEnacted Apr 14, 2026Description comingDownload

Site details

Operator: Consolidated Communications, Inc.
County: Cumberland County, ME
Address: Portland, ME
Stage: Operating

Capacity and size: not on file

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Portland could be the next Maine city to regulate data centersPortland Press Herald
Portland pauses plan to use school district central office for shelterPortland Press Herald
Portland getting serious about using school district central office for shelterPortland Press Herald
Portland school district considers giving up central office buildingPortland Press Herald
Scarborough, Westbrook consider data center bansPortland Press Herald
Proposed Maine underwater data center that could harm endangered whales is far from done dealSnopes.com
Underwater data center concept sparks opposition in MaineThe Boston Globe
An $8 billion Treasury break helped Meta’s tax rate hit 2%. Senators want data center tax answersFortune
The states with the fewest and most data centers, rankedBusiness Insider
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Google offer to pay others to help data center powerArkansas Online
This bill would make data centers pay their own way for powerSalt Lake City Deseret News