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Read Maine Governor Rejects Statewide Data Center Moratorium Bill
Maine Governor Rejects Statewide Data Center Moratorium Bill

Maine Governor Rejects Statewide Data Center Moratorium Bill

April 27, 2026 Maine

capacity, which would have remained in place until November 1, 2027. Maine Governor Janet Mills has vetoed a bill that would have introduced the first statewide moratorium on data centers in the US. LD307 had passed both legislative chambers, gaining approval from the House of Representatives in...

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Read Maine Becomes First US State to Pass Data Center Moratorium
Maine Becomes First US State to Pass Data Center Moratorium

Maine Becomes First US State to Pass Data Center Moratorium

April 18, 2026 Maine

The US’ first statewide data center moratorium has been approved by the Maine legislature. LD307 passed the House in early April and was approved by the Senate yesterday. Sponsored by Democrat Melanie Sachs, the bill imposes a temporary moratorium on state authorities accepting applications for...

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Read Maine Set to Become First State to Freeze Large Data Center Construction
Maine is on track to become the first U.S. state to impose a moratorium on large data center development. The state House of Representatives passed LD 307 last month, which would prohibit state and...

Maine Set to Become First State to Freeze Large Data Center Construction

April 04, 2026 Maine

Maine is on track to become the first U.S. state to impose a moratorium on large data center development. The state House of Representatives passed LD 307 last month, which would prohibit state and local governments from issuing permits for data centers with electrical loads of 20 MW or more...

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Read Proposed Moratorium Puts Planned Maine Data Center at Risk
Proposed Moratorium Puts Planned Maine Data Center at Risk

Proposed Moratorium Puts Planned Maine Data Center at Risk

February 20, 2026 Maine

Proposals to bring in a data center moratorium in Maine have threatened plans for a new campus in the Pine Tree State. The proposed bill, sponsored by Representative Melanie Sachs, includes a two-year moratorium on facilities above 20MW in the state while the impacts of data centers are studied...

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Read Tier III AI Data Center Proposed for Lewiston Bates Mill in Maine
Tier III AI Data Center Proposed for Lewiston Bates Mill in Maine

Tier III AI Data Center Proposed for Lewiston Bates Mill in Maine

December 16, 2025 Maine

A new Tier III AI data center has been proposed in downtown Lewiston, Maine, in the currently vacant Bates Mill No.3. The proposed project, which is being developed by MillCompute LLC, would become the state’s second-largest AI data center.Lewiston City administrator Bryan Kaenrath said the...

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Read AI Startup Uses Maine Air Force Data Facility for Quantum Computers
AI Startup Uses Maine Air Force Data Facility for Quantum Computers

AI Startup Uses Maine Air Force Data Facility for Quantum Computers

May 18, 2023 Maine

A Maine data center has been set up by an AI and quantum computing startup to house quantum computers. This week, Eternal Mind, Inc. conducted a grand opening ceremony at the former Loring Air Force Base in Limestone. WagmTV reports that the company occupies the former Air Force data center at...

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