An Act to Limit the Amount of Electricity That May Be Provided to Data Centers on a Certain Commercial or Industrial Site
Sponsored By: Glenn Curry
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
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New electricity rules for Maine data centers
Beginning May 23, 2025, commercial or industrial customers on the same property as a site, or on abutting land, are covered. The law also covers customers on legacy sites that are in the ISO-New England area, sit in a town north of Chester, and were served without a public utility’s transmission and distribution system before December 31, 2018. At those sites, the exception does not apply if more than 25% of the entity’s nameplate capacity serves data centers on the site. A data center mainly houses electronic equipment to process, store, and send digital data and uses environmental controls like cooling. These rules clarify who counts as on-site or abutting customers and limit how much power can go to data centers at certain sites.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Glenn Curry
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
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Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 85
5/23/2025PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
5/21/2025SenateThis 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.
5/20/2025HouseReports 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.
5/14/2025HouseReports 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
5/13/2025SenateCARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
3/21/2025SenateReceived 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
Bill Text
Amendment C-A (S-67), adopted by House & Senate
Enacted
Introduced
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