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#SanfordME City Council extends #DatacenterMoratorium 180 days amid resident concerns

by WGME Staff
Tue, August 4, 2026

SANFORD (WGME) -- "Sanford city councilors have voted to extend the city's moratorium on new #datacenters for another 180 days.

"The previous moratorium was approved in May and was set to expire.

"The extension comes as a developer proposes building a 1,000-acre data center along the #MousamRiver.

"City leaders and residents have raised concerns about potential impacts on #WaterQuality, #LandUse, #ElectricityDemand and other #Environmental issues.

" 'We have the chance to protect the #community, #wildlife and the legacy of the Mousam River, not diminish its value by allowing harmful projects of this scale to be built along the river,' said Eve Dumont-Wilson, who opposes the project."

https://wgme.com/news/local/sanford-city-council-extends-data-center-moratorium-180-days-amid-resident-concerns

#MainePol #MaineResists #SandfordResists #ResistDataCenters #Datacentres #DatacentreMoratorium

The rapid growth of #datacentres, driven by #AI, is significantly increasing #electricitydemand in the #PJM Interconnection region. This surge in demand is straining the grid and causing #capacityprices to soar, with the #costs being #socialised across all ratepayers, including #households and #smallbusinesses. While utilities claim ratepayers won’t bear the brunt of these costs, evidence suggests otherwise, with potential rate hikes of up to 60% looming. https://fortune.com/2026/07/24/why-youre-paying-for-data-center-electricity-power/?eicker.news #tech #news

The rapid growth of #datacentres, driven by #AI, is significantly increasing #electricitydemand in the #PJM Interconnection region. This surge in demand is straining the grid and causing #capacityprices to soar, with the #costs being #socialised across all ratepayers, including #households and #smallbusinesses. While utilities claim ratepayers won’t bear the brunt of these costs, evidence suggests otherwise, with potential rate hikes of up to 60% looming. https://fortune.com/2026/07/24/why-youre-paying-for-data-center-electricity-power/?AIagents.at #AIagent #GenAI

Electricity demand is set to grow faster than the global economy amid the AI boom: Chart of the Day

Global electricity demand growth is set to outstrip GDP growth for the first time, signaling a major boon…
#NewsBeep #News #Artificialintelligence #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #BankofAmerica #CA #Canada #DataCenters #electricitydemand #electrification #energytransition #Technology
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/775501/

90% of Global Businesses Expect to Electrify Operations by 2035

An overwhelming 90% of global businesses expect to electrify their operations by 2035 amid geopolitical instability fueling volatility…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #businesssurvey #CA #Canada #corporatestrategy #decarbonization #electricitydemand #electrification #energysecurity #energytransition #fossilfuels #Geopolitics #renewables
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/738333/

Heatwaves Are Driving a Worldwide Surge in Air Conditioning

More people worldwide are being forced to invest in air conditioning as temperatures rise and heatwaves become more…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #Airconditioning #climatechange #coal #cooling #electricitydemand #emissions #energytransition #heatwaves #Renewables #Science #U.K.
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/691790/

Heatwaves Are Driving a Worldwide Surge in Air Conditioning

More people worldwide are being forced to invest in air conditioning as temperatures rise and heatwaves become more…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #Airconditioning #ClimateChange #coal #cooling #ElectricityDemand #Emissions #energytransition #environment #Heatwaves #renewables #Science #U.K. #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/627668/

Heatwaves Are Driving a Worldwide Surge in Air Conditioning

More people worldwide are being forced to invest in air conditioning as temperatures rise and heatwaves become more…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #airconditioning #CA #Canada #climatechange #coal #cooling #electricitydemand #emissions #energytransition #heatwaves #renewables #Science #U.K.
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/722591/

India’s Renewable Surge Cut Fossil Fuel Power Use in 2025

A record jump in renewable power generation and milder weather pushed fossil fuel power generation in India down…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #coal #electricitydemand #Emberreport #energytransition #fossilfuels #Indiaenergy #PowerGeneration #renewablepower #Science #SolarEnergy #windpower
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/609102/

India’s Renewable Surge Cut Fossil Fuel Power Use in 2025

A record jump in renewable power generation and milder weather pushed fossil fuel power generation in India down…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #coal #ElectricityDemand #Emberreport #energytransition #environment #Fossilfuels #Indiaenergy #powergeneration #renewablepower #Science #Solarenergy #UK #UnitedKingdom #windpower
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/553169/

Government to sue Leviste firm over terminated solar contracts

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://news.bomboradyo.com/government-to-sue-leviste-firm-over-terminated-solar-contracts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=government-to-sue-leviste-firm-over-terminated-solar-contracts

UN Agency reports that carbon emissions for major tech companies ballooned in the 3 years 2020-2023:
Amazon grew 182%
Microsoft 155%
Meta 145%
Alphabet 138%

AI/LLMs were major contributors to the increases.

Digital companies used 581 TWh electricity in 2024, about 2.1% of global demand.

Sustainable? Helping, or hurting the #ClimateCrisis ?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/6/tech-giants-see-emissions-surge-150-percent-in-3-years-amid-ai-boom-un

#ArtificialIntelligence #ClimateChange #LLMs #Environment #Technology #ElectricityDemand

Following up on an earlier post about how energy-intensive generative AI/LLMs are, here's news about how Google is supporting the development of three nuclear power plants (locations TBD), which should produce 1.8 gigawatts of energy.

Note that estimates say 50+ gigawatts of additional power generation will be needed by 2027 to support AI initiatives... :-(

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/07/google-agrees-to-fund-the-development-of-three-new-nuclear-sites.html

#ArtificialIntelligence #ClimateChange #LLMs #Environment #Technology #ElectricityDemand #ClimateEmergency

"Electricity demand from global data centers could more than double by 2030 to around 945 terawatt-hours (TWh). That’s more than the entire electricity consumption of Japan"

'nuff said!

https://www.engadget.com/ai/global-emissions-due-to-ai-related-chipmaking-grew-more-than-four-times-in-2024-160304017.html

#ArtificialIntelligence #ClimateChange #LLMs #Environment #Technology #ElectricityDemand #CarbonEmissions #ClimateEmergency