Maine Governor Mills Vetoes Statewide Data Center Moratorium

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Maine Governor Mills Vetoes Statewide Data Center Moratorium Maine governor blocks first US state freeze on new data centers The bill blocked the creation of data centers that consume 20 megawatts or more of power until fall 2027. The governor of Maine, Janet Mills, has vetoed a bill that halts the construction of large data centers in the state until the fall of 2027. While the bill passed both houses of the Maine's legislature on April 14, and Mills has suggested she'd support a temporary moratorium, the governor wanted a bill that would exempt an existing data center project in Jay, Maine.