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JGT2 and technology infrastructure developers are transforming the former Androscoggin Mill into an 82 MW critical IT load hyperscale compute campus across 300,000 sq ft in Jay, Franklin County, Maine, on Central Maine Power 115 kV lines.Jay’s town manager said on June 11, 2026 that Sentinel did not intend to proceed with the Androscoggin Mill data-center proposal. JGT2 was talking to other parties; future plans were undetermined.
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The Maine Department of Environmental Protection andSun Journal’s firsthand report attributes the Town of Jay approved site plan redevelopment forstatus to the 82 MW Jay Androscoggin Mill Computing Campus. Features 82 MW of critical IT computing capacity repurposed from heavy industrial paper manufacturing infrastructure. Represents an estimated 650 million USD advanced digital infrastructure investment revitalizing western Maine. Interconnects totown manager and identifies the Central Maine Power 115 kV transmission grid with on-site hydro and co-generation tie-ins under ISO New England. Employs closed-loop ambient river-water heat exchanger technology for high-efficiency zero-emission data processing. Timeline: planned facility targeting commercial operation in November 2027 (estimated) aligned with utility substation energization and phased campus delivery.prior partnership as a $550M proposal. The former $650M construction claim, 82 MW IT rating, floor area and November 2027 opening are removed. Timeline: The pin marks the town manager’s June 11, 2026 statement that the proposal was on hold, not an opening date.
