Gov. Mills vetoes landmark data center ban

By: Kaitlyn Budion

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: April 24, 2026

Words: 1,024

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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Gov. Janet Mills on Friday vetoed a bill that would have banned data centers larger than 20 megawatts until November, 2027 — which would have been the first such moratorium in the nation.

“A moratorium is appropriate given the impacts of massive data centers in other states on the environment and on electricity rates,” Mills wrote in her veto letter to the Legislature. “But the final version of this …

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