Peru data center moratorium – Maine Voter Guide 2026 - Portland Press Herald

Voters in Peru, Maine, will decide whether to enact a 180-day moratorium on data center development and permitting. If approved, the moratorium would take effect immediately.

The proposed pause would allow the town to study data centers' potential effects on water usage, electrical grid capacity, noise levels, and environmental and government resources. A competing option would reject the temporary moratorium and allow data center projects to be proposed.