Will Maine enact a law restricting large data centers?
2.0 pts (24h)One-OffRegulationTechUS Politics1y
KalshiCheck availabilityKYC required2% feeVerified resolution dataFairly calibratedCurrent implied probability
Yes 84%-2.0pt
Market quality
68 / 100
Medium quality24h Volume
$1K
Liquidity
$3.2K
Medium liquidityBid / Ask
83.0% / 84.0%
Spread
1.0 pt
Tight spreadMarket data
Updated 8 minutes ago
Aug 17, 26, 7:03 PMJan 1, 28, 4:59 AM
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Rules
If legislation conditioning or restricting the development, siting, or electric service of data centers above a defined size or load threshold (by moratorium, mandatory state or utility-regulator approval, or binding large-load cost-allocation requirements) and not merely a study, reporting, or tax-treatment measure is enacted in Maine before Jan 1, 2028, then the market resolves to Yes.
Settles via:State of Maine
- Enactment requires completion of all constitutional and legal requirements for the legislation to become binding law.
- Standard legislation requiring executive approval: final passage by all required legislative bodies, executive signature OR becoming law despite executive inaction OR successful veto override, and satisfaction of any required waiting periods Legislation not requiring executive approval: final passage and completion of required waiting periods Constitutional amendments: passage with required supermajorities and completion of ratification processes Executive orders: official signature, publication in official government records, and legal effectiveness
- The following do NOT constitute enactment:
- Legislative passage without completed executive action Passage by only some required bodies Provisional passage Non-binding resolutions Draft orders
- Enactment occurs when all requirements are completed, regardless of pending judicial challenges.
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Frequently asked questions
- What are the current odds for Will Maine enact a law restricting large data centers??
- Kalshi prices Yes at 84% as of August 22, 2026.
- When does Will Maine enact a law restricting large data centers? resolve?
- Will Maine enact a law restricting large data centers? is scheduled to resolve on January 1, 2028.
- How is Will Maine enact a law restricting large data centers? settled?
- Kalshi settles this market as follows: If legislation conditioning or restricting the development, siting, or electric service of data centers above a defined size or load threshold (by moratorium, mandatory state or utility-regulator approval, or binding large-load cost-allocation requirements) and not merely a study, reporting, or tax-treatment measure is enacted in Maine before Jan 1, 2028, then the market resolves to Yes.