Dover-Foxcroft ME 180-day data center moratorium (2026)
Dover-Foxcroft, ME — Select Board Adopts a 180-Day Moratorium on Data Center Applications and Projects (September 2026)
Dover-Foxcroft, ME · Town of Dover-Foxcroft, Me., 180-day data center moratorium resolution (Sept. 28, 2026)
- Status
- Enacted (not yet in effect)
- Applies to
- Data center developers in Dover-Foxcroft
- Enforced by
- Town of Dover-Foxcroft
Dover-Foxcroft's Select Board voted on September 28, 2026 to temporarily ban data center applications and projects for 180 days. The resolution defines a data center broadly, covering server farms, cloud computing, cryptocurrency mining, AI training facilities and data storage warehouses. No data center has been proposed in the town; officials said the pause lets them check whether existing ordinances are sufficient. Extensions are possible if the town shows it is still working on rules.
Who is protected: Dover-Foxcroft residents
Legal detail
Town of Dover-Foxcroft (Piscataquis County), Me. — 180-day moratorium resolution passed by the Select Board 'Monday evening' (Piscataquis Observer, Sept. 30, 2026; BDN Sept. 29) = 2026-09-28. Definition: 'any building, structure or facility or group thereof, whose primary use is the storage, management, processing or transmission of digital data' housing computer systems/servers, including cooling and power infrastructure, cloud computing facilities, server farms, cryptocurrency mining, AI training facilities and data storage warehouses. Extensions possible if the town shows it is working on regulations (Observer). Precautionary: no pending proposals. Proposed by Carole Boothroyd, chair of the Climate Action Advisory Committee, with Maine Conservation Voters support (BDN, Sept. 21). Vote count, effective date and expiry date not stated (expiry not computed).
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Dover-Foxcroft, ME |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Strength | Moderate |
| Enacted | September 28, 2026 |
| Citation | Town of Dover-Foxcroft, Me., 180-day data center moratorium resolution (Sept. 28, 2026) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | Not stated in sources opened |
| Topics | data-center siting and energy |
| News report | Dover-Foxcroft temporarily pauses data centers — Piscataquis Observer |
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