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Scott Campbell: Data Centers Veto.Thursday, May 28, Governor Phil Scott vetoed H.727 “An act relating to sustainable data center development.” The bill would not ban data centers, but it would set clear expectations for any potential development in Vermont.The following day the House of Representatives failed to override his veto on a straight party-line vote.Ironies abound.H.727 enjoyed tri-partisan support in the Legislature.After extensive testimony and refinement, it was voted unanimously out of the committee I vice-chair, House Energy & Digital Infrastructure.It was approved by near-unanimous voice vote on the House floor, unanimously in Senate Natural Resources & Energy, and 26-3 on the Senate floor.After the Governor’s action, suddenly all Republicans were against the bill.H.727 put clear guardrails in place to protect Vermont electric customers from additional rate pressures, as well as safeguard our environment and communities.At a time when policymakers are looking for levers to control energy cost pressures, the Governor failed to grab this one.Keep it Clean.Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.Don't Threaten.Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.Be Truthful.Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.Be Proactive.Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.Share with Us.We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.If you're interested in submitting a Letter to the Editor, click here.Become A Subscriber A subscription opens up access to all our online content, including: our interactive E-Edition, a full archive of modern stories, exclusive and expanded online offerings, photo galleries from Caledonian-Record journalists, video reports from our media partners, extensive international, national and regional reporting by the Associated Press, and a wide variety of feature content.Newsletters Success!An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.There was an error processing your request.