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          "title": "Possible hyperscale data center eyed for Bow - New Hampshire Bulletin",
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          "title": "Bow in talks to become site of new data center - concordmonitor.com",
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          "title": "‘Please, do not allow this to happen’: Residents call for proactive steps to prevent data center in Bow",
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          "title": "Company asks Eversource to assess potential 350 MW facility in Bow - WMUR",
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          "summary": "Data center would use Merrimack River for cooling water source",
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          "summary": "FERC filing shows Granite Shore Power requested viability study for data center project at Merrimack Station site in Bow, filed in April 2026",
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          "summary": "Merrimack Station is former coal fired power plant that closed in September 2025",
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          "summary": "Town official confirmed high level discussions between company and Bow about bringing data center to town",
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          "title": "Politicians Pile On Calls for Moratorium as Data Centers Talks In Bow Confirmed - InDepthNH.org",
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          "title": "September 5, 2026 New England News Roundup - WKXL",
          "url": "https://www.nhtalkradio.com/?p=27098",
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        {
          "title": "Rates and Rights: Don’t panic about that data center in Bow",
          "url": "https://www.concordmonitor.com/2026/09/10/my-turn-eversource-data-center-bow/",
          "publisher": "Concord Monitor",
          "date": "2026-09-10",
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          "title": "Michael Vose & Glen Lyons: We have a better alternative to a data center moratorium - UnionLeader.com",
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          "title": "Letter: Voice your opposition to Bow data center",
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          "title": "In New Hampshire, Democrats and Re­pub­licans fight over who is more anti-data center - Spectrum News",
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          "title": "Tax relief or environmental threat? Bow residents divided over possible data center - concordmonitor.com",
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