East Lyme forms subcommittee to explore data center moratorium
News ClipWFSB·East Lyme, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region County, CT·7/15/2026
The town of East Lyme is establishing a subcommittee to investigate data center development. This move comes as the town currently lacks specific regulations for such facilities, and neighboring New York has recently become the first state to impose a data center moratorium.
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East Lyme currently has no regulations governing data centers and no plans for one, but the town is forming a subcommittee to learn more about them and whether to pursue a moratorium or ban, as neighboring New York becomes the first state to impose such a restriction.