Janet Mills says moratorium would\u2019ve been \u2018appropriate\u2019 if it didn\u2019t interfere with ongoing datacenter project in Maine<\/p>\n
The Democratic governor of Maine on Friday vetoed a bill that would have made it the first US state to impose a moratorium on large new datacenters, even as local opposition to the electricity-hungry facilities grows.<\/p>\n
The decision reflects the difficult trade-off facing political leaders, who must weigh the impact of datacenters on the environment and household energy bills against the millions of dollars in investment and tax revenue they can bring.<\/p>\n
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