Ballot question would put major restrictions on data centers in Massachusetts

Massachusetts ballot initiative to restrict data center proposals organizes for 2028 election

Massachusetts voters may see a question on restricting proposals to build data centers in the state in the 2028 election cycle as a new ballot initiative gets underway.

Ballot question would put major restrictions on data centers in Massachusetts

This image shows a long, well-organized corridor inside a modern data center. Rows of server racks line both sides of the corridor, their front panels lit with bright blue indicator lights.

2028 Ballot Question Would Put Major Restrictions on Data Centers in Mass.

Opponents of data center development have launched a campaign to put new restrictions before Massachusetts voters in 2028, as a $16 billion project proposed in Sutton sharpens the debate.

Ballot question would put major restrictions on Massachusetts data centers

By Sam Drysdale Opponents of data center development have launched a campaign to put new restrictions before Massachusetts voters in 2028, as a $16 billion project proposed in Sutton sharpens the debate. The Committee to Restrict Data Centers, which filed initial paperwork with state regulators in September, announced the campaign Thursday and launched sign4restrictingdatacenters.org, where residents …