Amid mounting concerns, Maine considers excluding data centers from tax breaks

By: Kaitlyn Budion

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: March 11, 2026

Words: 684

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Maine lawmakers are considering a bill that would exclude new data center projects from two tax incentive programs, while the state studies potential incentives that data centers may benefit from.

At a public hearing before the Legislature’s Taxation Committee Wednesday, committee co-chair Rep. Melanie Sachs (D-Freeport), who sponsored the bill, said the goal is not to slam the door on data centers, but pause and look around before walking through it.

“If we …

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