NO Eastport AI Data Center

09/09/2026

Tonight at 6pm the Eastport City Council will vote on the future of the Citizen's Initiative's Data Center petitions. ECHO requested an agenda item to deliver the attached request, which asks the the council to apply for Intervenor Status with FERC against DeepGreen's undersea AI Data Center. The council refused.

As an impacted municipality, our city qualifies for Intervenor Status, which would make us an official party in Data Center proceedings. It gives us the right to request permit rehearings, and make appeals in the case. ONLY Intervenors have the legal standing required to challenge final agency decisions in court.

BUT THE WINDOW CLOSES ON OCTOBER 19! By refusing ECHO's request for an agenda item, the city council blocks residents from participating in FERC's Data Center proceedings.

The council also unexpectedly moved tonight's Public Comment forum to the very end of the meeting, after votes have already been taken. This means that NO ONE will have the opportunity to address the council before they vote. We think that's sneaky, and a bad way to represent constituents.

Show up tonight, 6pm at the Shead High gym. Tell the council to obtain Intervenor Status and PASS THE PETITIONS!

Eastport Coalition for Healthy Oceans 9/8/2026 To: Eastport City Council ℅ William Boone, Council President Colleen Dana-Cummings Karen Raye Alvah Seeley III Rhonda Stevens 22 Washington St. Eastport, Me. 04631 FORMAL REQUEST THAT EASTPORT CITY COUNCIL VOTE TO OBTAIN INTERVENOR STATUS WITH FERC...

09/04/2026

https://themainemonitor.org/eastport-residents-seek-formal-role-federal-datacenter-review/

City Council to take public comment next week on two resident‑driven ordinances targeting DeepGreen’s proposed subsea computing project.

09/04/2026

Unless the store is purchased and reopened, Eastport residents will have to drive 40 minutes to Calais for fresh produce.

09/02/2026

As many of you may know, the Eastport City Council will be voting on the ECHO data center petitions on September 9th and 6pm. This is the most important meeting of a campaign that dozens of people have spent hundreds of hours (and thousands of dollars) organizing. To that end, the Petitioner's Committee asked for an agenda item to address the council before this important vote.

The council denied our request. No reason, no rationale, just "The Council is not inclined to place the item on the agenda at this time."

What is the Eastport City Council afraid of?

08/28/2026

A company's proposal for an underwater AI data centre off Eastport, Maine, is facing opposition from Peskotomuhkati leaders in Canada and the United States who say the project could threaten waterways that are central to their culture.

08/28/2026

https://www.mainepublic.org/climate/2026-08-28/council-meeting-attendees-worry-maine-will-be-left-holding-the-bag-when-ai-bubble-bursts

At one of two planned virtual public comment meetings, many Mainers asked the data center advisory council to consider an outright ban of data centers in the state.

08/25/2026

https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2026/08/19/underwater-data-center-proposed-for-alaskas-cook-inlet-by-east-coast-company/?fbclid=IwY2xjawT67D5wZG9mBGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzQwOTk2MjYyMzA4NTYwOQABHikkOKiGqAgIBxbbJZ1g0__oqN-ZoGWaFsMXMWbp4w413wGUPd_Ce3-v51Nz_aem_q0Qmk3PWZ2G66QJnsImuiw

A similar project proposed off the coast of Maine has stirred debate about how it may impact its fishing-dependent economy.

08/21/2026

Not sure how to file a Letter of Opposition with FERC? Feel free to copy/paste this template! You can mail a copy of it to the address on line two, forward a digital copy to the email address below that, or register a ecomment at the link provided

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) provides two electronic options for submitting comments in Commission proceedings. The eComment system allows individuals to submit brief, text-only comments – up to 10,000 characters – without creating an account and is the quickest way to file on...

08/21/2026

https://themainemonitor.org/regulators-accept-preliminary-permit-eastport-datacenter/

A public hearing is scheduled for Monday on two citizen-initiated ordinances that would ban large-scale data center projects.