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Convalt Energy Northern Maine data center campus (East Millinocket / Katahdin region)

East Millinocket, Penobscot County, ME

A new data center, Convalt Energy Northern Maine data center campus (East Millinocket / Katahdin region), has been announced in East Millinocket, ME. The project is sized at 500 MW with an estimated investment of $1 billion. Convalt Energy (which signed a 2022 agreement with Katahdin Region Economic Development Corp. for a $5B energy project) now markets a turnkey ~10,000-acre data center campus with dedicated water and behind-the-meter power: Phase 1 nameplate 500 MW, Phase 2 up to 2 GW, $1B+ investment, power available before 2030. Site secured under master lease with preliminary municipal approvals; dcmap.us logged the campus announcement in Aug 2026. No end-user or state permits yet. (Source dated 2026-08-01.) [Reviewed 2026-10-09: verified] <cite index="10-5,10-8">Convalt Energy signed an agreement with Katahdin Region Economic Development Corp. in 2022 for a project that includes a data center at the former East Millinocket mill site</cite>, and <cite index="4-10">the Northern Maine Data Center is listed as "under development" on Convalt's website</cite>. Source: https://www.mainepublic.org/environment-and-outdoors/2022-02-25/convalt-energy-proposes-a-5b-renewable-energy-project-in-northern-maine.

  • 500 MWPlanned capacity
Convalt Energy Northern Maine data center campus (East Millinocket / Katahdin region) in East Millinocket, ME
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500 MW
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East Millinocket, ME
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