2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (70+ words) Maine Public Panelists: Jack Shapiro, climate and clean energy director, Natural Resources Council of Maine Patrick Woodcock, president & CEO, Maine State Chamber of Commerce VIP callers: Peter Mc Guire, climate reporter, Maine Public Radio Tony Mc Donald, commercial developer; partner,…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (283+ words) Maine is poised to become the first state in the nation to temporarily ban the development of large data centers. But Gov. Janet Mills has said the measure needs to have an exemption for a proposed $550 million project at the…...

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1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (800+ words) As the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence technology continues, new data centers are popping up in communities around the country. The explosive growth of resource-hungry AI data centers, the majority of which are powered by fossil fuels, impacts not only…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (464+ words) Maine lawmakers are considering a new bill that would exclude new data centers from tax breaks that encourage job creation and equipment investment The proposal comes as communities across Maine grapple with proposals from facilities that help power artificial intelligence…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (182+ words) A legislative committee Thursday advanced a measure that would prohibit the development of larger data centers in Maine until the fall of next year. The Energy, Utilities and Technology committee voted along party lines for the moratorium on permitting of…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (518+ words) Maine lawmakers are considering a two-year pause on building large new data centers in the state. State Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, added the moratorium to her bill proposing a broad-based data center "coordination council" that would study benefits and risks…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (181+ words) Maine Public - On Air Now Playing Maine Public Classical Holiday Stream Verizon outage impacting service nationwide, including for some in Maine Wireless carrier Verizon says it's experiencing an outage Wednesday afternoon affecting voice and data services for some customers in…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (269+ words) TEHRAN, Iran " Russia on Sunday sent three Iranian communications satellites into orbit, the second such launch since July, Iranian state television reported. The report said that a Russian rocket sent the satellites to circle the Earth on a 500-kilometer (310-mile)…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (394+ words) Lewiston city councilors unanimously rejected a controversial plan to build an artificial intelligence data center in the heart of downtown. The project was proposed for the historic Bates Mill No. 3 building and would've used 85, 000 square feet to house servers and…...