Maine lawmakers passed the nation’s first statewide ban on large data centers April 14 in what they say is an attempt to buy time and study how the power-hungry facilities affect the electrical grid.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine could impose the nation’s first statewide moratorium on energy-hungry data centers in a sign of growing political opposition to tech giants’ massive structures that have ...

Maine might become the first place to impose a statewide pause on big data center construction — if the governor signs the bill.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills vetoed a bill that would've paused data center development.Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty Images Another state-level effort to ban new data center development ...

Maine lawmaker Melanie Sachs, a Democrat, thought her state was one of the few places in the nation where data centers weren’t interested in setting up shop. The northeastern-most state in the US — ...

Maine lawmakers on Tuesday passed a ban on large data-center construction, making it the first state to enact such a measure as communities around the U.S. deal with fallout from the ...

Legislators in Maine on Tuesday passed the nation’s first statewide ban on large data centers, part of a growing backlash to the energy-intensive facilities that fuel the rise of artificial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lawmakers in Maine passed a temporary ban on new, large data centers in the state this week. If Gov. Janet Mills signs the ...