Governor Kelly Ayotte said this summer she supports moratorium after public opposition to data center proposals increase statewide
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Kelly Ayotte
REP. Candidate for Governor, New Hampshire, on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
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Governor Kelly Ayotte said this summer she supports moratorium after public opposition to data center proposals increase statewide (as reported, September 21, 2026)
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Statements on data centers 19
Governor of New Hampshire
Governor Kelly Ayotte has proposed a statewide data center moratorium, citing insufficient state energy resources.
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Gov. Kelly Ayotte said she would propose a statewide moratorium on data centers in her next state budget
New Hampshire Governor
Governor Kelly Ayotte proposed a statewide moratorium on data centers in next state budget
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Gov. Ayotte stated she wants to reduce energy prices and that data centers would raise energy costs
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Ayotte said New Hampshire does not have energy needed for data centers and wants electric prices to go down, not up
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Ayotte responded to concerns about potential artificial intelligence data center in Bow saying she cannot support that
Governor of New Hampshire
Governor Ayotte stated the moratorium is because 'we don't have the energy to do it' and she wants to bring electric prices down, not up.
Kelly Ayotte, Governor
During moratorium period, state should study impacts including water draw and noise from data centers
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Ayotte said energy supply is not there and state does not want energy costs to go up
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Ayotte said even if one town wants data center it affects everyone's energy rates
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Ayotte said data centers take tremendous amount of energy and this is not sustainable in New Hampshire or New England for energy costs
Governor of New Hampshire
Gov. Kelly Ayotte said she will be introducing a moratorium against AI data centers in the state's next budget because we do not have the energy for it and she wants to bring electric prices down
Governor of New Hampshire
Governor Kelly Ayotte stated in response to Bow proposal that she will advocate for towns to decide what is best for them but thinks it is best to institute a moratorium because too many unknowns surround data centers
Governor Kelly Ayotte told News 9 on Wednesday that she will include a data center moratorium in upcoming budget in House Bill 2
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Ayotte said she spoke with executives of ISO New England which manages regional power transmission system before firming up moratorium opinion
Governor of New Hampshire
New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte stated I support a moratorium on data center construction in New Hampshire because too many unknowns surround these facilities
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Gov. Kelly Ayotte said the head of ISO New England told her that New England can only maybe get one data center of not massive size without jacking up energy prices on people
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Gov. Kelly Ayotte stated it does not make sense to site a data center in New Hampshire because the state does not have the energy for it and it is not an appropriate location
Recorded votes on data center bills 0
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