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Maine passes the first statewide moratorium on large data centers in the nation. A federal bill would require operators to cover grid costs and ban official NDAs. Kentucky strips ratepayer protections on session's final day. Virginia's governor amends data center bills. READ MORE.

Kentucky strips data center regulations on session's final day; Virginia governor weakens cost-shift bills; Oakley becomes first Bay Area city to ban data centers.

Maine becomes first state to pass a data center moratorium; Ohio congressman files federal bill to make data centers pay for grid costs; New York proposes three-year statewide ban.

Pennsylvania House passes two data center regulation bills; North Carolina governor calls for ending subsidies; Bangor ME unanimously bans data centers for six months.

Colorado confronts data center moratorium and dueling state bills; Oklahoma committee demands closed-loop cooling for groundwater permits.

Maine moves to freeze data center construction statewide. Maryland passes the Utility Relief Act. Georgia lets a $2.5B exemption stand. Six Pennsylvania townships pass regulations in one week. READ MORE.

Maryland Senate passes Utility Relief Act targeting data center grid impacts; Georgia's ratepayer protection bills all fail; Virginia Democrats deadlocked over $1.9 billion data center tax break.

Port Washington voters approve TIF referendum requiring public sign-off on large financing districts; Ohio's bipartisan push to end billions in data center tax breaks heats up; Greenfield Township restricts data centers to industrial zones.

Maine House advances first statewide data center moratorium; Minnesota lawmakers push water permits for large users; Lowhill Township adopts 23-page data center ordinance.

Cheyenne annexes county land to manage data center boom; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians proposes indefinite ban on tribal lands; Tucson tightens rules with 400-ft setbacks and potable water ban.