It bans all large-scale data center project development in town for at least 180 days.
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Scarborough Town Council approves data center moratorium
The 180-day ban halts a plan for a data center on the west side of town that a developer submitted in April.
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Brunswick passes data center moratorium
The pause gives Brunswick time to review local ordinances and develop regulations for large data centers, should any be proposed.
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Westbrook City Council approves 180-day data center moratorium
The pause will give the city time to review its ordinances and research the potential effects of data centers on the city.
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Gorham to propose data center moratorium
The 180-day ordinance would give the town time to consider policies and regulations covering the construction of data centers.
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Scarborough to vote on data center moratorium
Other Maine communities also are considering temporary pauses to data center proposals.
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Sanford imposes emergency data center moratorium, halting Mousam River project
The 91-day pause to allow for a task force to review concerns will affect a proposal for the 1,000-acre Sanford Woods Industrial and Technical Campus.
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Mills vetoed a data center pause. Now Maine towns are passing their own.
At least 4 municipalities have imposed or are considering their own moratoriums on new data center development while they refine local regulations.
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How a data center derailed $240k for affordable housing in rural Maine
In the Midcoast, nearly a quarter of a million dollars in federal money earmarked for housing was rescinded from a small town after local officials sought to use the funds for a data center.
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Westbrook to propose data center moratorium
The 180-day moratorium will give the city time to create local regulations for data centers.