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Board flags state moratorium on large data centers and local battery/storage example
Summary
Members noted LD 307 (a proposed statewide moratorium on large data centers) was on the governor's desk and referenced a neighboring town's recently adopted battery-energy and data-storage ordinance as possible model language.
In other business the board discussed statewide and regional developments for large-scale data centers and battery-storage systems. A board member noted LD 307, described as a statewide moratorium on data centers above 20 megawatts, had passed both houses and was awaiting the governor's action.
The planning office also pointed to sample municipal language: one neighboring town recently completed a battery energy and data storage ordinance that could provide model text for local regulation. Board members discussed power, water and workforce tradeoffs and said they raised the topic to get ahead of potential proposals rather than because of any immediate local application.
No local regulatory action was taken; the board simply noted the state-level bill and asked staff to monitor developments.
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