Maine Governor Vetoes First-in-Nation Data Center Moratorium Bill, Greenlights Rural Development

Maine Governor Janet Mills vetoed a bill that would have imposed an 18-month statewide moratorium on data centers, citing the lack of an exemption for a proposed $550 million project in Jay, Franklin County. The decision goes against her party's overwhelming support for the measure. Mills also signed a bill prohibiting data centers from claiming state tax incentives and plans an executive order to study data center impacts.