Maine data center moratorium bill

Public Opposition to U.S. Data Center Construction Drives Legislation and Violence

Resistance to AI data center construction is intensifying across the United States, with an estimated $64 billion in projects blocked or delayed between May 2024 and March 2025. Legislative responses include Maine's moratorium bill on data centers requiring 20+ megawatts, at least 12 other states filing similar bills, and local referenda in Wisconsin, Missouri, and Ohio. Opposition has also turned violent, with a molotov cocktail attack on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home and gunshots fired at an Indianapolis city councilor who supported a local data center project.