Legislature poised to vote on bills to curb data center development in Maine

By: Kaitlyn Budion

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: March 20, 2026

Words: 476

Last Updated: 1 day, 4 hours ago

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Two bills seeking to curtail the development of data centers are headed to votes before the full Maine Legislature.

The Taxation Committee on Thursday passed legislation that would exclude data centers from certain tax breaks under the Business Equipment Tax Exemption Program and the Dirigo Business Incentives Programs.

“If we are going to offer incentives for data centers, I think those incentives should be designed with municipal impacts explicitly in mind, not inherited as …

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