Even Small Maine Towns Are Weighing Data Center Bans

Even small Maine towns are weighing data center bans

A Do Not Enter sign stands along a road in Jay, where a proposed data center project fell through. Photo by Troy R. Bennett of the Bangor Daily News.Daniel O’Connor is a Report for America corps member who covers rural government as part of the partnership between The Maine Monitor and the Bangor Daily News, with additional support from BDN and Monitor readers. Several small towns across Maine are weighing temporary bans on data center developme…

Even small Maine towns are weighing data center bans

Data centers – large warehouses that hold computer needed by AI and other software to function – have drawn ire for high water and power use.