Maine Governor Janet Mills vetoed L.D. 307, a bill proposing the country's first statewide data center moratorium through November 2027. Though acknowledging legitimate concerns about environmental impacts and electricity rates, Mills conditioned her support on an exemption for a specific data center project in Jay, Maine that has strong community backing.
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Maine’s governor vetoes data center moratorium
Maine's governor blocked the nation's first data center moratorium while conditionally exempting a Jay project with strong community backing—signaling regulatory flexibility despite environmental and electricity rate concerns.
Saturday, April 25, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: TechCrunchBY sys://pipeline
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