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We're Working for Maine

A pilot-scale public AI compute facility that delivers affordable AI for local Maine companies, communities, and residents—with community-based governance and a clear path to scale or sunset.

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Services

  • Subsidized access for Maine residents and companies via chat, API, and agentic tooling
  • Prepaid, usage-capped access for local services and public-interest use cases
  • Library services — AI for public libraries nationwide
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Local partner

Our partner in Maine

We're working with a local Maine organization to anchor the pilot and ensure benefits flow to residents and small businesses.

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Community agents

Pre-deployed agents that work autonomously on behalf of Maine groups and companies—no need to build your own.

  • Town hall summaries — Agents that monitor and summarize public meetings for your organization.
  • Grant monitoring — Keep track of grant requirements, deadlines, and reporting without manual overhead.

More use cases and availability coming as the pilot launches.

Propose a community agent

Data centers are the least popular thing in America

Across the United States, community resistance is increasingly blocking large AI and data-center developments. In Q2 of 2025 alone, more than $100 billion in proposed data center projects were halted or delayed due to local opposition, permitting issues, and community pushback.

In Maine, the Lewiston City Council unanimously voted down a proposed AI data center at Bates Mill after significant public outcry over potential impacts and lack of local benefit. At the same time, municipalities often default to closed, vendor-locked AI services that return little value to residents.

A publicly governed infrastructure pilot in Maine addresses both: local ownership of the asset and an explicit public-services carveout so benefits accrue to Mainers. Why it matters

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