Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
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Sources:
State of Maine House of Representative: Bill (PDF) legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0207&item=2&snum=132
Maine passes first-in-nation freeze on big data centers thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5832039-maine-data-center-ban
City Of Bangor: Agenda: Business & Economic Development Committee (PDF) bangormaine.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04062026-732
Lewiston City Council shoots down data center proposal bangordailynews.com/2025/12/17/central-maine/central-maine-environment/lewiston-city-council-rejects-ai-data-center
Data Center Moratorium Bills Are Spreading in 2026 goodjobsfirst.org/data-center-moratorium-bills-are-spreading-in-2026
Local councils are calling to freeze AI data centre construction https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/04/02/nsw-local-councils-inquiry-freeze-ai-data-centre-construction/
Previously on Pivot to AI:
US voters hate AI — and politicians are noticing pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/07/us-voters-hate-ai-and-politicians-are-noticing
video: youtube.com/watch?v=dCK5CmcaClA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
How much water do the data centres use? It’s a secret pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/06/how-much-water-do-the-data-centres-use-its-a-secret
video: youtube.com/watch?v=iZ4WnCavOIg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
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Photo: Protestors in Lewiston, Maine, by Michael Livingston of Maine Public
don’t be left behind!
Patreon: patreon.com/davidgerard
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/A1529D5
Buy us useful things: amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6
Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com
Send in your story tips: dgerard@gmail.com
Sources:
State of Maine House of Representative: Bill (PDF) legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0207&item=2&snum=132
Maine passes first-in-nation freeze on big data centers thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5832039-maine-data-center-ban
City Of Bangor: Agenda: Business & Economic Development Committee (PDF) bangormaine.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04062026-732
Lewiston City Council shoots down data center proposal bangordailynews.com/2025/12/17/central-maine/central-maine-environment/lewiston-city-council-rejects-ai-data-center
Data Center Moratorium Bills Are Spreading in 2026 goodjobsfirst.org/data-center-moratorium-bills-are-spreading-in-2026
Local councils are calling to freeze AI data centre construction https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/04/02/nsw-local-councils-inquiry-freeze-ai-data-centre-construction/
Previously on Pivot to AI:
US voters hate AI — and politicians are noticing pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/07/us-voters-hate-ai-and-politicians-are-noticing
video: youtube.com/watch?v=dCK5CmcaClA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
How much water do the data centres use? It’s a secret pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/06/how-much-water-do-the-data-centres-use-its-a-secret
video: youtube.com/watch?v=iZ4WnCavOIg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Full Pivot to AI playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Audio-only podcast: pivottoai.libsyn.com
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot-to-ai/id1844698298
Photo: Protestors in Lewiston, Maine, by Michael Livingston of Maine Public
