Maine’s governor vetoes data center moratorium

If it had become law, L.D. 307 would have imposed the country’s first statewide moratorium on latest data centers — lasting, in this case, until November 1, 2027. The bill also called for the creation of a 13-person council to study and construct recommendations on data center construction.

With public opposition to data centers rising, other states including Latest York have considered similar moratoriums.

In a letter to the state legislature, Mills — a Democrat currently running for the U.S. Senate — remarked that pausing fresh data centers would be “appropriate given the impacts of massive data centers in other states on the environment and on electricity rates” and that she “would have signed this bill” if it had included an exemption for a data center project in the Town of Jay.

That project, Mills noted, “enjoys strong local support from its host community and region.”

Melanie Sachs, a Democratic state representative who sponsored the bill, commented Mills’ veto “poses significant potential consequences for all ratepayers, our electric grid, our environment, and our shared energy future.”

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