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Maine Governor Rejects Statewide Data Center Moratorium Bill

capacity, which would have remained in place until November 1, 2027. Maine Governor Janet Mills has vetoed a bill that would have introduced the first statewide moratorium on data centers in the US. LD307 had passed both legislative chambers, gaining approval from the House of Representatives ...

April 27, 2026

Maine

Harford County weighs 90-day data center moratorium

Local authorities in Harford County, Maryland, are considering a 90-day moratorium on data center development in response to a proposal to build a facility at a local golf course. Councilman Jacob Bennett, who introduced Bill 26-005, said the pause would give the county “plenty of time to rese...

April 23, 2026

Hartford

Plans Emerge for $1.7bn Data Center in Lebanon County

A $1.7 billion data center project could be developed in South Annville Township in southeastern Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. During a public presentation to Lebanon County Commissioners on Wednesday, property developer Inch & Company said it is considering plans to build five data center...

April 20, 2026

Pennsylvania

Maine Becomes First US State to Pass Data Center Moratorium

The US’ first statewide data center moratorium has been approved by the Maine legislature. LD307 passed the House in early April and was approved by the Senate yesterday. Sponsored by Democrat Melanie Sachs, the bill imposes a temporary moratorium on state authorities accepting applications fo...

April 18, 2026

Maine

Plans Filed for Two-Building Data Center Campus in Northeast Pennsylvania

Another data center development is being proposed in Pennsylvania. As reported by the Times-Tribune and WVIA, Popca LLC has filed plans to develop a two-building campus in Newton Township.Popca’s application was first filed in January but was denied in February, according to local reports, as ...

April 15, 2026

Pennsylvania

Maine Set to Become First State to Freeze Large Data Center Construction

Maine is on track to become the first U.S. state to impose a moratorium on large data center development. The state House of Representatives passed LD 307 last month, which would prohibit state and local governments from issuing permits for data centers with electrical loads of 20 MW or more u...

April 04, 2026

Sentinel Data Centers

Cannabis Company Wants to Turn Former Golf Course in New York into Data Center

A cannabis firm is exploring plans to redevelop a former golf course in New York into a data center campus. OTC-listed Weed Inc. said it aims to repurpose its subsidiary’s 44-acre Sugar Hill Golf Course site in Chautauqua County, near Lake Erie, though full project details have not been disclo...

April 02, 2026

New York

Data Center Proposed for Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

A data center project has been proposed for Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The proposed “Smithfield Gateway” development was discussed by the Smithfield Township Planning Commission in mid-February and would be located south of Music Center Drive and north of Smithfield Lane. Plans include two dat...

March 12, 2026

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Lawmakers could Propose a Statewide Data Center Moratorium

Pennsylvania lawmakers may soon put forward a proposal for a statewide moratorium on new data center developments.In a memo circulated to members of the Pennsylvania Senate on February 12, Democratic state senator Katie Muth said she plans to introduce legislation “in the near future” to impos...

March 04, 2026

Pennsylvania

Local Officials Reject Proposed Data Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey

Local authorities in New Brunswick, New Jersey, voted on Wednesday against allowing the construction of a data center on a plot of land slated for redevelopment, instead requiring that a park be built on the site. The New Brunswick City Council was reviewing a proposal for the Jersey-Sandford ...

February 21, 2026

New Jersey

Proposed Moratorium Puts Planned Maine Data Center at Risk

Proposals to bring in a data center moratorium in Maine have threatened plans for a new campus in the Pine Tree State. The proposed bill, sponsored by Representative Melanie Sachs, includes a two-year moratorium on facilities above 20MW in the state while the impacts of data centers are studie...

February 20, 2026

Maine

SoleCrypt Plans 20MW Solar Powered Data Center in Bizerte, Tunisia

Anglo-Tunisian data center and solar developer SoleCrypt is planning to build a 20MW data center in Bizerte, in northern Tunisia, in partnership with Schneider Electric. According to the companies, the data center will be located at the landing point for three submarine cables, including the 8...

February 06, 2026

Rhode Island

Alerify Partners with Zadara on Sovereign AI Cloud in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania-based data center provider Alerify has partnered with AI cloud provider Zadara on an AI Edge platform. Through the agreement, Alerify will combine its data center infrastructure and cloud platform with Zadara's offering, creating a sovereign AI solution in Pennsylvania.“We chose Z...

January 27, 2026

Pennsylvania

New Jersey Senate Advances Bill to Establish New Rate Class for Data Centers

The New Jersey Senate has advanced a bill that would create new tariff classes for “large load” data centers in an effort to protect ratepayers in the state from cost increases.The bill, cosponsored by ten Democrat lawmakers, would require public electrical utilities in the state to submit pro...

January 13, 2026

New Jersey

Micron to Break Ground on New York Megafab Campus Next Week

Memory chipmaker Micron will break ground on a $100 billion semiconductor fab campus in Onondaga County, New York, on January 16. Consisting of four fabs when fully built, the so-called megafab is expected to be complete by Q3 2041 and will be the largest semiconductor facility in the US.In a ...

January 08, 2026

New York

Stack Overflow Fully Exits Data Centers

Stack Overflow, a question-and-answer website for computer programmers, has officially exited its data center in New Jersey as part of its cloud migration effort. Stack noted that for the past 16 years it had been operating out of a physical data center in which the site reliability engineer (...

January 06, 2026

New Jersey

Token Cat and Better Now Plan Data Center in New York

Chinese tech firm Token Cat and US-based Better Now have announced that they will collaborate to develop and operate an artificial intelligence data center in New York. The project will see a multi-phase roll-out to build a 30MW data center, with the company already having secured access to 12...

December 30, 2025

New York

Tier III AI Data Center Proposed for Lewiston Bates Mill in Maine

A new Tier III AI data center has been proposed in downtown Lewiston, Maine, in the currently vacant Bates Mill No.3. The proposed project, which is being developed by MillCompute LLC, would become the state’s second-largest AI data center.Lewiston City administrator Bryan Kaenrath said the pr...

December 16, 2025

Maine

NJFX Plans 10MW Liquid-cooled Data Hall in New Jersey

NJFX is expanding its cable landing station and data center site in New Jersey. The firm said the move is supported by the execution of an electric utility load letter supported by a $3 million deposit, targeting power delivery by end of 2026. Bala Consulting Engineers is working with the comp...

December 01, 2025

New Jersey

MacWeb Launches US East Cloud Region in New Jersey

Mac-based cloud infrastructure provider MacWeb has launched a new cloud region in New Jersey. The region gives customers access to cloud Mac mini and Mac Studio cluster nodes located near Manhattan and major network exchanges."Many application and AI engineers already develop on the Mac and wa...

November 29, 2025

New Jersey

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