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MaineLD 912132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)SenateWALLET

An Act to Limit the Amount of Electricity That May Be Provided to Data Centers on a Certain Commercial or Industrial Site

Sponsored By: Chip Curry (Democratic)

Became Law

ALTERNATIVE ENERGYALTERNATIVE ENERGY - RENEWABLE RESOURCES

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Bill Overview

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Limits on data centers and site users

The law limits how much power data centers can get on certain commercial or industrial sites. It counts the entity’s tenants and businesses on the same or next‑door property as covered customers. A special rule applies to sites in the New England power grid area that are in towns north of Chester. The site must have served customers before December 31, 2018 without using a public utility’s wires. That special rule ends if data centers use more than 25% of the entity’s nameplate capacity. A data center mainly houses computer equipment to process, store, and send digital information and uses environmental controls. This emergency law takes effect immediately.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Chip Curry

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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Actions Timeline

  1. ACTPUB Chapter 85

    5/1/2026

  2. PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.

    5/21/2025Senate

  3. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

    5/20/2025House

  4. Reports READ.On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-67) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-67). In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

    5/14/2025House

  5. Reports READ On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-67) Report ACCEPTED Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-67) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-67) Sent down forthwith for concurrence

    5/13/2025Senate

  6. CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

    3/21/2025Senate

  7. Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 5, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2

    3/5/2025Senate

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