Ohio Data Center Ban Advocates Are Trying to Get 413,000 Signatures by July 1

Maine Is Set to Ban Data Centers, Becoming the First State in the Nation to Do So

By Julia Tilton The Maine Senate took a final vote on April 14, 2026, to enact first-of-its-kind legislation banning large data centers in the state until November 2027. The bill, LD 307, puts a moratorium on data centers with power needs of 20 megawatts or more, stymying proposed developments in several parts of the state, including in the rural mill town of Jay in Western Maine and at the former Loring Air Force Base in rural Limestone, Maine,…

Ohio data center ban advocates are trying to get 413,000 signatures by July 1

(Ohio Capital Journal) — Despite being up against a tight deadline, a group of southern Ohioans are confident they will get enough signatures to get a data center ban on the November ballot.

Wave of municipalities move to ban data centers - The Ithaca Voice

ITHACA, N.Y. — Since a controversial data center was proposed in the Town of Lansing, a wave of nearby local governments have moved to limit or ban their construction.  The Town of Dryden effectively banned the development of data centers in February. The Town of Danby followed in April. Officials in the Town of Ulysses are trying to tightly control any data center projects that might come up in their borders, while officials in Newfield and Enf…