Maine Is About to Become the First State to Ban Major New Data Centers (gadgetreview.com) AI

Maine’s Democratic legislature has advanced a bill that temporarily blocks permits for major new data centers requiring more than 20 megawatts until November 2027. The pause is intended to give the state time to study how the rapidly growing AI infrastructure demand could stress Maine’s aging electrical grid. Similar limits have been adopted by some counties and local governments elsewhere, and the measure could influence how other states handle big data center proposals.