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Maine lawmakers pass the first statewide ban on large data centers
Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:50 pm
Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:50 pm
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Maine lawmakers passed the nation’s first statewide ban on large data centers Tuesday in what they say is an attempt to buy time and study how the power-hungry facilities affect the electrical grid.
The bill, passed by both chambers of the Maine legislature on Tuesday, would enact an 18-month moratorium on new data centers harnessing more than 20 megawatts of power — enough to power more than 16,000 homes — to give a task force time to study risks and benefits.
Maine state Rep. Melanie Sachs, who sponsored the bill, said on Facebook that the measure “is a thoughtful, proactive step to make sure our regulatory framework is in place. Maine people deserve no less.”
The bill now heads for a signature or veto by Gov. Janet Mills, who had pushed for an amendment that would allow for a small data center in the town of Jay; town officials encouraged Mills to veto the bill if no amendments were made.
“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, there needs to be a carveout for Jay. Jay needs those jobs, with appropriate guardrails for conserving water resources, electricity resources,” Mills said April 10.
While state lawmakers debated adding exceptions to the bill that could have aided data center projects such as the one in Jay, they ultimately rejected those amendments.
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Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:00 pm to ragincajun03
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Maine state Rep. Melanie Sachs, who sponsored the bill, said on Facebook that the measure “is a thoughtful, proactive step to make sure our regulatory framework is in place. Maine people deserve no less.”
she used Facebook to announce her disdain for datcenter companies like Facebook
Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:38 pm to ragincajun03
Good.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:46 pm to kywildcatfanone
What's the point of the ban? Serious question. These types of proposals can be considered one by one based on the specifics of each. Feels like another instance of government needlessly trying to pick winners.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:50 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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What's the point of the ban? Serious question
There isn't, it's all performative
Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:55 pm to ragincajun03
Maine doing stupid things as usual
I guess they don’t like big companies establishing a presence in their state and creating job opportunities.
I guess they don’t like big companies establishing a presence in their state and creating job opportunities.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 3:13 pm to cbree88
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I guess they don’t like big companies establishing a presence in their state and creating job opportunities.
I’d be willing to bet this has been the case for a long time in Maine.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 3:17 pm to Oilfieldbiology
What if the data centers were designed, constructed and operated by women in STEM?
Posted on 4/15/26 at 3:18 pm to cbree88
Data centers don't usually employ a ton of people but you can also be creative with how you handle them such that the money extracted from Facebook or whomever justifies having it there.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 3:27 pm to ragincajun03
no billboards and no data centers? Maine is a great state that actually at least pretends to care about its people.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 3:30 pm to cbree88
They should be banning illegal marijuana grow-houses run by Chinese mafia.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 3:43 pm to keks tadpole
These data center protesters are the same as the no nuclear power protesters of the 70s and 80s.
They wrong then and they wrong now.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 3:47 pm to Chucktown_Badger
They’re a drain on resources for something being used to cut jobs
Posted on 4/15/26 at 3:48 pm to ragincajun03
Good. The only reason anyone looking at Louisiana is bc we are a loser state with crooked officials whose pockets can be lined. I’m going to look into solar as I refuse to pay exorbitant bills for these expansions and extra power plants being approved today. Or just may leave after retiring in a few.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 4:34 pm to Dixie2023
Utility rates in the NE are astronomical, among the highest in the nation. No data center is seriously looking at Maine, it is performative.
That said, our economy needs something to differentiate us and sustain our quality of life. We are largely a services economy now, manufacturing long ago flew the coop. Technology is one avenue we can continue to lead the world in and hopefully maintain our standard of living (despite the massive debt we have saddled future generations with).
We need bold leadership exploring nuclear power, technology, and informatics. Instead we are saddled with a cacophony of dipshits that are more concerned with identity politics, cashing that AIPAC check, and whitewashing the Epstein files.
If this is the best we as an electorate can do, we deserve the shite we end up in. I hate it for my kids.
That said, our economy needs something to differentiate us and sustain our quality of life. We are largely a services economy now, manufacturing long ago flew the coop. Technology is one avenue we can continue to lead the world in and hopefully maintain our standard of living (despite the massive debt we have saddled future generations with).
We need bold leadership exploring nuclear power, technology, and informatics. Instead we are saddled with a cacophony of dipshits that are more concerned with identity politics, cashing that AIPAC check, and whitewashing the Epstein files.
If this is the best we as an electorate can do, we deserve the shite we end up in. I hate it for my kids.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 4:35 pm to keks tadpole
quote:I've been following that guy (Steve Robinson) for years. I'm glad Tucker gave his work some shine. Really crazy stuff
They should be banning illegal marijuana grow-houses run by Chinese mafia.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 5:00 pm to ragincajun03
Maybe data centers should ban Maine?
Posted on 4/15/26 at 5:16 pm to SM6
It's like New Jersey banning alligator hunting. The people of this state aren't going to take it anymore! They are going to crack down! They will make a task force!!
If you get caught shooting an alligator in New Jersey, it's straight to jail mister!
If you get caught shooting an alligator in New Jersey, it's straight to jail mister!
Posted on 4/15/26 at 5:23 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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What's the point of the ban? Serious question. These types of proposals can be considered one by one based on the specifics of each. Feels like another instance of government needlessly trying to pick winners.
It is likely the same type of people who cried about pipelines and fracking. Also I do remember people complaining about cellphone towers as well, but here we are.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 6:02 pm to ragincajun03
In a state as poor as Maine, perhaps they should have just have mandated that any large data center was required to provide their own power. Other than that, it's a lot of jobs.
Once drove down the roads in Maine from Moosehead Lake down the center of the state. It was very poor showing a lot of signs of poverty. Cars very old, some up on blocks, houses with paint falling off, broken fences, un-mowed lawns and such. Then things started looking up and getting better. At a one stoplight intersection there was a very old fish canning factory that was still in business. After that, the relative economic stability faded back out as we travelled on.
That decrepit old factory radiated economic stability for what looked like 30 or some miles in all directions.
Once drove down the roads in Maine from Moosehead Lake down the center of the state. It was very poor showing a lot of signs of poverty. Cars very old, some up on blocks, houses with paint falling off, broken fences, un-mowed lawns and such. Then things started looking up and getting better. At a one stoplight intersection there was a very old fish canning factory that was still in business. After that, the relative economic stability faded back out as we travelled on.
That decrepit old factory radiated economic stability for what looked like 30 or some miles in all directions.
This post was edited on 4/15/26 at 6:30 pm
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