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Massachusetts lawmakers grapple with smart data center growth

Governor Maura Healey has offered a good starting point to regulate data centers, a framework to guide any future growth.

Coverage (1)· Sep 23, 8:00 AM

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Gov. Healey signs executive order requiring local approval for data center developmentData center developers eyeing Massachusetts may need to cozy up to local officials after Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order requiring local approval before state permitting can begin.

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Gov. Healey executive order gives Mass. communities veto power over data centers“Unless a community says yes to a data center, we’re saying no," Gov. Maura Healey said.

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