What was said about data centers in New Hampshire
66 statements from 26 speakers, grouped by who spoke. Each appears as said, with the date and the source. No verdict is attached.
From June 3, 2026 to September 30, 2026. Statements from every state are on Statements.
Government 47
Officials in office, lawmakers, regulators, public agencies and courts, federal, state, tribal and local. Every state.
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US Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D NY, criticized the bill calling it toothless and said Senate Democrats want to make it mandatory for data centers to cover their own costs by law, not by voluntary agreement
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Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader
Senate Democrats argued that the Ratepayer Protection Act makes protections for Americans optional, not mandatory
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Jon Husted, U.S. Senator
The Ratepayer Protection Act would require states to consider adopting standards under which large electricity users including data centers would pay for incremental costs of generation transmission and distribution infrastructure
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Dan Innis, NH State Senator
Data centers require millions of gallons of water for cooling and generate little local employment
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Dan Innis, NH State Senator
Data centers are among the most power intensive facilities ever built; a single large scale facility can consume as much electricity as a small city
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Sharon Carson, Senate President, says move would help protect state taxpayers from burden of data center development
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Governor Kelly Ayotte said this summer she supports moratorium after public opposition to data center proposals increase statewide
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New Hampshire Senate President
Senate President Sharon Carson announced the Senate would explore legislation to protect New Hampshire taxpayers from data center development
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NH State Senator
Dan Innis supports Governor Ayotte's proposed moratorium on data centers
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former N.H. House Science, Technology, & Energy Committee chair
Michael Vose, former chair of the N.H. House Science, Technology, & Energy Committee and sponsor of HB 672, argues that data centers should provide their own power under House Bill 672 rather than being subject to a state moratorium.
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Governor of New Hampshire
Governor Kelly Ayotte has proposed a statewide data center moratorium, citing insufficient state energy resources.
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Nottingham town officials
The temporary ordinance is intended to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of Nottingham and the surrounding communities, along with the regional watershed
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Governor of New Hampshire
Gov. Ayotte stated she wants to reduce energy prices and that data centers would raise energy costs
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Governor
Ayotte responded to concerns about potential artificial intelligence data center in Bow saying she cannot support that
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Selectboard Chair, Bow
Bow Selectboard Chair Kip McDaniel confirmed the town has been having talks with a private business interested in building a data center
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Executive Councilor, New Hampshire
Executive Councilor Karen Liot Hill said discussions about a massive data center in Bow are happening now and called for immediate action instead of waiting for a moratorium in July 2027.
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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.
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Kelly Ayotte, Governor
During moratorium period, state should study impacts including water draw and noise from data centers
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Governor
Ayotte said energy supply is not there and state does not want energy costs to go up
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Governor
Ayotte said even if one town wants data center it affects everyone's energy rates
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Governor
Ayotte said data centers take tremendous amount of energy and this is not sustainable in New Hampshire or New England for energy costs
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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
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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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Governor
Ayotte said she spoke with executives of ISO New England which manages regional power transmission system before firming up moratorium opinion
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Executive Councilor, New Hampshire
Executive Councilor Liot Hill said waiting for a moratorium until the next state budget takes effect in July 2027 is too late and the Governor should use executive authority to put an immediate temporary moratorium in place
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New Hampshire Consumer Advocate Donald Kreis reported developer considering data center project of up to 200 MW for Bow
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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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President
Trump wrote communities should not oppose data centers or they will become backwards and poor
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise told Fox Business GOP is investigating whether China is behind misinformation against data centers
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Bow Select Board Chairman Kip McDaniel said data centers can be valued very highly and that in a property tax based state that can be hugely beneficial
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House Majority Leader
Scalise claimed social media bots controlled by Beijing are spreading data center opposition messaging
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President Trump said in an interview that communities that do not take a data center are making a mistake.
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New Hampshire governor
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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New Hampshire governor
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
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Mayor of Rochester
Mayor Chuck Grassie said no proposals for data centers have been submitted to Rochester but expressed concerns about water usage, energy usage and environmental impacts
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Raymond Wayman, Zoning Board of Approval member, stated ordinance allows city to ask right questions of data center developers
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Nottingham conservation committee and master plan update subcommittee member
Kristen Lamb said residents want to move forward with a moratorium or make it explicit that data centers cannot be approved
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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
Utilities and grid operators 4
Electric utilities, cooperatives and the operators of the power grid, and the people who speak for them. Every state.
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Eversource spokesman William Hinkle stated Eversource only delivers power, does not generate it, and does not develop data centers, and is obligated to respond to all proposals from developers
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William Hinkle, Eversource spokesman, said Eversource is obligated by law to respond to all developer proposals and has no role in determining whether projects are allowed to interconnect if they receive required approvals
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Granite Shore Power said no decisions have been made about redevelopment use of nearly 400 acre property
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Eversource Energy spokesperson William Hinkle said the utility is concerned about possible effects of large load data center developments on the grid
Candidates and campaigns 9
People running for office, their campaigns and their parties. A candidate who does not hold the office is not an official. Every state.
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Senate Ranking Democrat on Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Martin Heinrich has pushed an alternative called the GRID Savings Act that would require large electricity users to pay for the grid infrastructure needed to connect them
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Democratic candidate for governor
Cinde Warmington, Democratic opponent to Ayotte, said incumbent governor late to raise data center objections
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Democratic candidate, 1st Congressional District
Stefany Shaheen, Democratic candidate for 1st Congressional District, concerned federal filings made in April but no public notification to Granite Staters
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Warmington would champion regulatory framework with Community Bill of Rights to protect Granite Staters and ensure data centers pay fair share
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Democratic candidate for governor
Warmington said her first executive order as governor would be to impose a moratorium on data centers
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Warmington noted Ayotte received nearly $138,000 in campaign checks from data center industry
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate for New Hampshire
Cinde Warmington, running in Democratic primary for governor, said on Day One she will issue an executive order placing a temporary moratorium on large scale data centers
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A National Republican Senatorial Committee memo warned that Americans' attitudes toward data centers have turned toxic, with internal polls showing data centers are as popular as spent nuclear waste.
Advocates and residents 3
Advocacy and community groups on every side, residents, neighbors and people speaking at public meetings. Every state.
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Sam Hayden, resident of Hopkinton, wrote that construction of hyperscale data center will be detriment to Bow and region because these facilities consume enormous amounts of electricity, provide few permanent jobs, require environmental costs and infrastructure, and risk higher rates
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Pembroke resident
Beth Hamilton Karas stated that a data center at Merrimack Station would impact the region at large and downstream communities
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Matthew Viger, a student, stated that AI data centers lower tax values, putting cities in budget crises and decreasing investment ability
Other voices 3
Journalists, lawyers, former officials, and speakers the source describes in words that name none of the groups above. Every state.
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Shaheen said she would support federal legislation requiring data center developers to pay host communities to cover power and other public assets costs
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Steve Benen, MSNBC reporter
Democratic attorneys general from 14 states are pushing back against the EPA's plan.
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Steve Benen, MSNBC reporter
Under the EPA's approach, residents in local communities might lose the ability to raise concerns about data centers before permits are approved and construction starts.
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