Nottingham conservation committee and master plan update subcommittee member
Kristen Lamb expressed concerns about water quality impacts, increased electricity bills and noise pollution from the data center
Nottingham Data Center (unnamed developer)
A data center proposal in Nottingham was withdrawn by the developer amid widespread community opposition hours before opponents were to pack a town meeting, with a 12 month moratorium on data center construction subsequently heading to a town vote. It is reported, as reported June 3, 2026.
How much power it needs, how much water it would use and who would use it have not been disclosed.
How to read this page. Every fact links to the source it rests on; a number in brackets is its place in the source list. A figure no source gives reads Not disclosed, and nothing is estimated. Where sources give different figures, each is shown with who gave it, and another source's figure never stands in for the record's own. Entries are added and never overwritten; corrections are listed under What happened.
What is known
Each figure as its source gave it. The number in brackets is its place in the source list.
- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power it would draw
- Not disclosed
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Who leads it
- Thomas Moulton
- as stated by the source [11]
- Who would use it
- Not disclosed
- Jobs once it runs
- Not disclosed
- Tax each year
- Not disclosed
Every field, with who said it and when (Researcher view)
Impact figures
| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
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| How much power it needs | Not disclosed | |||
| How much water it would use | Not disclosed | |||
| How loud it would be | Not disclosed | |||
| Jobs once it runs | Not disclosed | |||
| Tax it would pay each year | Not disclosed |
The record's fields
| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who is building it | Thomas Moulton | as stated by the source | [11] businessnhmagazine.com | September 25, 2026 |
| Who is constructing it | Not disclosed | |||
| How much land | Not disclosed | |||
| Where its power comes from | Not disclosed | |||
| Grid connection | Not disclosed | |||
| How it is cooled | Not disclosed |
The developer's figure is what the company said; what a permit allows is the ceiling a permit sets; measured means observed. Water is in gallons a day or a year, whichever the source stated; a tax claim given as a range shows both ends, each linked to the source that gave it.
Still not public, and where it would show up
The record adds each the day a source gives it. Why these documents.
- Water useA state water right filing or a water supply agreement.
- Who would use itA lease announcement or a tenant named in a filing.
- Power the campus would drawA utility or public service commission docket, an interconnection filing, or an air permit for an on site plant.
- Jobs and taxAn incentive agreement, a county's economic development filing or a fiscal note.
What was decided
Acts of Rockingham County and Nottingham about data centers, on the record with their source. A rule about the area is not a decision about this record.
| Date | Who | Decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | Nottingham residents voted in favor of a 12 month moratorium on data center development with 1,335 votes in favor to 143 against | nenc.news | |
| Nottingham | The vote was 1,335 in favor, to 143 against | ctpublic.org | |
| Nottingham | Nottingham residents voted in favor of a 12 month moratorium on any data center development within town limits | ctpublic.org | |
| Nottingham | Nottingham held a town vote on 12 month moratorium on data center construction by 2026-07-03 | nhpr.org | |
| Nottingham | The planning board's workshop meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on June 3 at the town office building | businessnhmagazine.com |
What happened
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(source date; the content gives no date of its own)
A feasibility study is planned in Bow for a hyperscale data center likely on the site of the former coal fired power plant owned by Granite Shore Power, LLC [17]
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· Status: rumored (source date; the content gives no date of its own)
Moulton withdrew his application hours before the planning board meeting last Wednesday [11]
The full Nottingham Data Center (unnamed developer) timeline, in order
11 corrections to this record
Every correction, with its reason
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The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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Every correction on the record is on the corrections page.
What was said
Governor Kelly Ayotte proposed a statewide moratorium on data centers in next state budget
Kristen Lamb said residents want to move forward with a moratorium or make it explicit that data centers cannot be approved
Every statement about data centers in New Hampshire, by speaker
1 more statement on this page
The site
Where in Rockingham County is not in the public record. The pin marks the county seat, not a building, and the outline is the county.
Tap a pin for the data center, the parcel for its record
- This record: Proposed, ringed
- data center
- Dashed edge: the exact site is not in the public record
- Smaller pins: 3 other published records in New Hampshire
Details
- this record's location, ringed
- parcel outline, from the county parcel record
- city limits, U.S. Census Bureau, on a town level record
- county boundary
The other pins are the published projects in the same state, each in its stage color. The imagery beneath is the USGS national orthoimagery, public domain, shown so the land around the site can be read.
- Where
- Nottingham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
- How exactly it is located
- County level, the county seat
- The parcel
- No parcel outline in the public record
- Nearest homes
- Not computed for a record placed at a place center
- Nearest records
- Nearest records are not computed for a record placed at a county seat.
Questions about this project
4 questions answered from the record
Who is building Nottingham Data Center (unnamed developer)?
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Thomas Moulton is the developer, source. No construction contractor is named on the record yet.
How much power and water does Nottingham Data Center (unnamed developer) say it needs?
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Power: not disclosed by any source on file. Water: not disclosed by any source on file.
Where does Nottingham Data Center (unnamed developer) stand today?
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It is reported, as reported June 3, 2026. The newest entry, reported September 9, 2026: A feasibility study is planned in Bow for a hyperscale data center likely on the site of the former coal fired power plant owned by Granite Shore Power, LLC [17].
What has Nottingham or Rockingham County decided about it?
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Nottingham (rated restrictive): Nottingham residents voted in favor of a 12 month moratorium on data center development with 1,335 votes in favor to 143 against (reported September 9, 2026, source); and Nottingham: The vote was 1,335 in favor, to 143 against (reported September 9, 2026, source). 5 events are on the county's rows; a rule about the area is not a decision about this record.
Sources
Reporting
- Nottingham data center plan withdrawn. Seacoast businessman explains why. - Seacoastonline.com, Seacoastonline.com, May 27, 2026, query feed
- Developer behind Nottingham data center donated to Kelly Ayotte - Granite Post News, Granite Post News, June 11, 2026, query feed
- Entrepreneur faces backlash over Nottingham data center - Valley News, Valley News, May 28, 2026, query feed
- Nottingham data center proposal withdrawn after backlash - New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, May 27, 2026, query feed
- Nottingham data center plan may be revived; town weighs 12‑month ban - Seacoastonline.com, Seacoastonline.com, June 29, 2026, query feed
- New Hampshire can't wait on data center action: Warmington - Seacoastonline.com, Seacoastonline.com, June 23, 2026, query feed
- Proposal for data center in Nottingham, New Hampshire, withdrawn after facing intense opposition - Data Center Dynamics, Data Center Dynamics, June 3, 2026, query feed
- Nottingham data center proposal sparks controversy - vnews.com, vnews.com, June 6, 2026, query feed
- Power-hungry data centers don’t fit New Hampshire realities - The Washington Post, The Washington Post, January 12, 2026, query feed
- Nottingham's data center challenge a concern for all Granite Staters: Rafter - seacoastonline.com, seacoastonline.com, June 24, 2026, query feed
- As Nottingham Continues to Address Backlash to Data Center Proposal, What Does NH Law Say?, www.businessnhmagazine.com, June 3, 2026, local outlet
- AI Data Center Paused Amid Uproar in Nottingham - InDepthNH.org, InDepthNH.org, May 27, 2026, local outlet
12 more sources
- Plans for data center in NH withdrawn amid widespread community opposition - NBC Boston, NBC Boston, May 27, 2026, local outlet
- New Hampshire data center developer withdraws plans hours before opponents were to pack town meeting - Business Insider, Business Insider, May 27, 2026, local outlet
- Data center proposal in Nottingham stirs controversy and statewide attention - New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, May 26, 2026, local outlet
- Data center proposal in Nottingham faces pushback from some residents - WMUR, WMUR, May 22, 2026, local outlet
- Nottingham, NH voters overwhelmingly approve moratorium on data centers - nenc.news, nenc.news, September 9, 2026, local outlet
- Nottingham voters overwhelmingly approve moratorium on data centers - New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, September 9, 2026, local outlet
- Proposal for data center in Nottingham withdrawn - WMUR, WMUR, May 28, 2026, local outlet
- Nottingham data center proposal withdrawn after backlash - nhbr.com, nhbr.com, June 5, 2026, local outlet
- Data Center Proposed for Nottingham Property - InDepthNH.org, InDepthNH.org, May 20, 2026, local outlet
- Developer may bring controversial data center proposal back to New Hampshire as town seeks moratorium - The Cool Down, The Cool Down, July 3, 2026, local outlet
- Nottingham’s 12-month moratorium on data center construction heads to a town vote - New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, July 3, 2026, local outlet
- How a data center proposal ignited opposition in Nottingham and surrounding communities - New Hampshire Bulletin, New Hampshire Bulletin, May 29, 2026, local outlet
24 sources on file.
Cite this record
Data Center Record, "Nottingham Data Center (unnamed developer)", https://datacenterrecord.org/projects/nottingham-data-center-unnamed-developer-nh, last verified September 25, 2026.
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For researchers
- Slug
- nottingham-data-center-unnamed-developer-nh
- Status value
- rumored
- Stage
- Proposed
- Tier
- skeleton
- Tags
- skeleton
- Place id
- us/nh/rockingham-county/nottingham
- Coordinates
- 42.97861, -71.07278
- Location precision
- county
- Location source
- County seat (Brentwood), Wikidata, placed at county level
- Coordinate source
- wikidata county seat
- Location source number
- Not disclosed
- Location last verified
- September 16, 2026
- EPA registry id
- Not disclosed
- Use type values
- not_disclosed
- Tenancy value
- not_disclosed
- Cooling type value
- not_disclosed
- Capacity basis
- not_disclosed
- Water basis
- not_disclosed, gallons_per_day
- Acreage basis
- Not disclosed
- Interconnection value
- not_disclosed
- Capacity, if disclosed
- Not disclosed
- Rating of the county's rows
- Restrictive
- Published
- 2026-09-05
- Last verified
- 2026-09-25