The legislature of Maine made a big mistake on April 14 by passing legislation to institute a statewide moratorium on large-scale data centers.
Under the legislation, the moratorium would last until November 2027. Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) has until Friday to veto the legislation or sign it into law.
Voters in Maine are concerned about the effect of data centers on residential electricity prices. The state faces some of the highest electricity rates in the country, but green policies are far more responsible than data centers for Maine’s high electricity prices. Democratic politicians have blocked the construction of natural gas pipelines into Maine and the other New England states. Now, Maine politicians are using data centers to obfuscate the real reason for high electricity prices.
Unfortunately for the country, at least 12 other states are considering moratoriums on data center construction.
Moratoriums are bad for state and local economies, and they harm national security. The United States is in an
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