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Janet Mills Vetoes Moratorium on Data Center Development in Maine

Summary by mainepublic.org
The law would have been the first of its kind in the U.S. It had bipartisan support in the Legislature but didn't make it past the governor's desk.

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Maine governor Janet Mills vetoed a project that would have imposed the first U.S. state moratorium on new data centers. The decision reopens a key debate on AI, power consumption, network pressure, and user costs, at a time when other states also evaluate similar restrictions. *** Janet Mills vetoed project L.D. 307, which sought to freeze permits for new data centers until November 1, 2027. The governor said she would have signed the bill if i…

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mainepublic.org broke the news on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
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