Nautilus Data Technologies has canceled its planned 60MW data center in Millinocket, Maine.
The project was first announced in 2021, and originally set to launch by the end of 2022. The $300 million data center was planned for the site of what was once the world's largest paper mill, and was set to use power and water from a nearby hydroelectric dam.
Steve Sanders, director of mill site redevelopment for One Katahdin, the nonprofit that owns the former Great Northern Paper Mill site, told the Bangor Daily News that the project was "considered dead." He said that the company had failed to get an artificial intelligence customer because it could not provide enough power.
Nautilus did not respond to requests for comment.
The company last year quietly put its floating barge data center in Stockton, California, up for sale. Sales listings still exist for the site, and Nautilus did not respond to questions about whether the project found a buyer.
"The potential divestiture of the Stockton facility is consistent with our focus on expanding technology to empower data centers industry-wide to achieve higher efficiency and reduced environmental impact," CEO Rob Pfleging told DCD at the time.
“Nautilus has always been dedicated to advancing data center technology, with our Stockton facility proving the viability and efficiency of our water-cooling technology - laying the groundwork for EcoCore COOL, our data hall Cooling Distribution Unit (CDU), and EcoCore infrastructure offerings."
The company has moved away from building its own IT footprint to offering its water-cooling technology instead.
Last year, it announced that it would deploy a large number of EcoCore modules at Start Campus' massive data center in Portugal.
This February, Nautilus unveiled a modular AI data center package backed by sustainable investment firm Overwatch Capital.
