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Loud, power hungry - opposition grows to datacenters as Maine passes bit barn ban If there's one thing folks want less than Copilot in their taskbar, it's a bit barn in their backyard Public Sector 2 days | 37

Maine has passed a ban on large datacenters, also known as "bit barns," due to growing local opposition to their noise and power consumption. The ban is aimed at reducing the impact of these facilities on the environment and local communities.