Maine legislature approves first US moratorium on big data centers

FILE PHOTO: The exterior of the Amazon Data Center being built in New Carlisle, Indiana, U.S., March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska//File Photo

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WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - Maine lawmakers have passed ⁠a bill that could make it the first U.S. state to ‌put a moratorium on new data centers as opposition to the electricity-hungry facilities grows across the country over their impact on household energy bills and the environment.