# Jay Mill

Type: infrastructure

Source: Climate Intelligence Brief — https://getclimatebrief.com/entity/jay-mill
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## Timeline

- **2026-06-01**: Legislative Deadline — Expected date for the final vote on the moratorium and study period parameters.
- **2026-03-13**: Moratorium Introduced — Maine legislators propose a bill to halt data center approvals statewide.
- **2025-11-15**: Project Proposal — Developers submit initial plans to repurpose the Jay mill into a high-density data center.
- **2023-03-01**: Mill Closure — Pixelle Specialty Solutions officially closes the Androscoggin Mill in Jay.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Maine Data Center Moratorium Threatens Jay Mill Redevelopment Project
2026-03-14 07:00:54 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Maine legislators are considering a statewide moratorium on new data center developments to assess their impact on the electrical grid and utility rates. The move specifically jeopardizes a high-profile plan to repurpose the shuttered Jay paper mill into a massive computing hub, highlighting the growing tension between industrial revitalization and energy stability.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/maine-data-center-moratorium-jay-mill

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