Plan for $550M data center in Jay on hold, official says

SUN JOURNAL • June 11, 2026

A plan to convert the old Androscoggin paper mill into a data center appears to have hit a snag. Jay town manager Shiloh LaFreniere wrote in an email Thursday night that the group Sentinel Data Centers have said that they do not intend to move forward with the project. That information, according to LaFreniere, came from the JGT2 Redevelopment, which had been planning to partner with Sentinel on the $550 million project. A groundbreaking for the project had tentatively been set for July.