East Lyme forming subcommittee to explore data center moratorium as New York becomes first state to impose one
News ClipWFSB·East Lyme, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region County, CT·7/15/2026
The town of East Lyme, Connecticut, is establishing a subcommittee to explore the possibility of implementing a moratorium or ban on data center development. This action is prompted by the town's current lack of regulations for data centers and follows New York becoming the first state to impose such a restriction.
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Gov: East Lyme, New York State
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.