What is the latest status of the project “Lewiston Bates Mill No. 3 AI Data Center”?

The status recorded for “Lewiston Bates Mill No. 3 AI Data Center” is planned.

What is the budget and commercial profile for the project “Lewiston Bates Mill No. 3 AI Data Center”?

Taiyo normalizes the budget of “Lewiston Bates Mill No. 3 AI Data Center” to USD 300000000.

Where can I verify the source and access all details for “Lewiston Bates Mill No. 3 AI Data Center”?

This Taiyo project page references The Portland Press Herald along with the original URL (https://www.pressherald.com/2025/12/11/lewiston-mill-eyed-for-300-million-ai-data-center/). Taiyo standardizes official data into a consistent, searchable project profile.

Lewiston Bates Mill No. 3 AI Data Center

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Lewiston, Maine, United States

Source: The Portland Press Herald

Project

Planned

The project involves redeveloping a portion of Bates Mill No. 3 in Lewiston into a $300 million artificial intelligence data center. The data center will be a Tier III facility, built in at least two phases, with the first two floors of the mill hosting the data center and the upper floors converted into modern office and innovation space for technology companies, researchers, and healthcare techn

Status: Prospective
Sector: Water Supply and Storage, Data Center, Power Generation (CCGT), Residential, Natural Gas, Manufacturing (Industrial), Commercial
Location: Lewiston, Maine, United States of America
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: The Portland Press Herald

ConstructChat

Ask ConstructChat about Lewiston Bates Mill No. 3 AI Data Center

Pick a question to edit it, or write your own.

First answer free · no account

I am a

Project Information

4 Q

The project “Lewiston Bates Mill No. 3 AI Data Center” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Lewiston, Maine, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Portland Press Herald.

Participants

Not available for this record.

Status

Original status	planned
Taiyo status	Prospective
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

Contact

Not available for this record.

Description

Description	The project involves redeveloping a portion of Bates Mill No. 3 in Lewiston into a $300 million artificial intelligence data center. The data center will be a Tier III facility, built in at least two phases, with the first two floors of the mill hosting the data center and the upper floors converted into modern office and innovation space for technology companies, researchers, and healthcare technology. The project includes establishing a 20-24 megawatt natural gas co-generation system to supply electricity and aims to minimize water usage with efficient cooling systems.
Original sector	Technology
Budget

Location

Country	United States of America (USA)
State	Maine
City	Lewiston

Source

Source	The Portland Press Herald
URL

More Details

Record type	Project
Sector	Water Supply and Storage, Data Center, Power Generation (CCGT), Residential, Natural Gas, Manufacturing (Industrial), Commercial
Article published date	2025-12-14

Research

Free account

View all details

You are reading the public part. A free account opens the rest:

Every detail on this project
News and media coverage
Technical research

View all details

Free account · no card · lands you back on this project

Lewiston Bates Mill No. 3 AI Data Center

Ask ConstructChat about Lewiston Bates Mill No. 3 AI Data Center

Project Information FAQ

Project Information

Research

View all details

More Water Supply and Storage projects in United States