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US data center critics pivot from moratoria to regulations

Rose Weinschenk, Research Associate, Uptime Intelligence, [email protected]

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In April 2026, the US state of Maine’s governor vetoed a state-level data center moratorium bill, the latest in a series of similar regulatory actions across the US. Moratorium bills aim to pause data center construction long enough for local governments to establish regulations — or impose an outright ban — but most have failed […] The post US data center critics pivot from moratoria to regulations appeared first on Uptime Institute Blog .

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