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Maine's legislature passed LD 307, banning data centers above 20 megawatts until October 2027, making it the first state to enact such a freeze amid growing national backlash over energy, water, and community impacts.

Maine's legislature passes LD 307, an 18-month ban on data centers over 20 megawatts, sending the bill to Governor Mills as similar moratorium proposals proliferate nationwide.

Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI pledge to fund their own power generation for AI data centers, but experts question enforceability as moratorium bills spread across U.S. states.

The IEA's Electricity 2026 report projects renewables and nuclear will reach 50% of the global power mix by 2030, but warns that 2,500 GW of projects are stranded in grid connection queues.