New Hampshire, year by year.
Every act on the record for New Hampshire, on the day it happened, newest first by month. Under each month, one tap away, the background, plans and statements the same sources carried. The counts are the state hub's records; nothing is estimated.
The record by year
On the record as of October 27, 2026.
An act sits on the day it happened: the day its own sentence names, or the day its source gives for it. An act the record knows only from the date of the article that reported it sits under that article's month, one tap away, marked Reported with the article's date. So do background, plans and statements, which are not acts. The same act reported by several sources is one line with the reports behind it, on its day where any of them dates it. The milestones alone, for every state, are on the timeline.
8 acts on the line for New Hampshire, from 45 dated lines in the records' histories and the scorecard. 17 more acts are dated only by the article that reported them and sit under their month. 2 lines report an act already listed. 18 lines are background, plans or statements. 4 lines sit on a date other than the one they were filed under, because their own sentence names the day, the month or the year it happened; each says so. Where a line sits is read from its own words and the row is never changed (how dates are read).
2026 7 acts on the line from 8 reports; 17 reported, dated only by the article; 18 lines of background, plans and statements
September 2026 2 acts on the line; 11 reported; 13 lines of background, plans and statements
An unnamed town official in Bow confirmed there were high level discussions with a company about bringing a 350 megawatt data center to the town
indepthnh.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Gov. Kelly Ayotte announced this month that she intends to include a moratorium on data centers in the policy provisions of the upcoming state budget.
concordmonitor.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 23, 2026)
Reported in September 2026, dated only by the article that carried them: 11 acts
Granite Shore Power, owners of closed Merrimack Station in Bow, filed request with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to enter discussions with Eversource about making a connection to the power grid for a 350 megawatt project
concordmonitor.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Granite Shore Power filed a request with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to discuss connecting a 350 megawatt project to the regional power grid.
concordmonitor.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
New Hampshire introduced HB 1265 for one year data center moratorium; bill failed.
mashable.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Republicans proposed bill granting data center developers permission by right to set up in any New Hampshire town or city
unionleader.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Democrats tabled the data center by right bill after public opposition to Nottingham proposal
unionleader.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Maggiore and Stavis filed bill prohibiting non disclosure agreements between towns and data center developers and guaranteeing public voice on state owned land
unionleader.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Nottingham residents voted in favor of a 12 month moratorium on any data center development within town limits
ctpublic.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
1 more report of this
- Reported September 9 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 (opens in a new tab)
Merrimack Station coal fired power plant in Bow set to cease operations in 2028
wmur.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Granite Shore Power filed request for 350 megawatt facility interconnection to power grid
wmur.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Eversource and Granite Shore Power filed an application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Committee for a viability study for an up to 350 megawatt interconnection at the Merrimack Station coal plant
indepthnh.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Town official confirmed high level discussions between company and Bow about bringing data center to town
nhpr.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Also on the record for September 2026, not acts of their own: 13 lines of background, plans and statements
A preliminary study will examine the viability of a potential 350 megawatt interconnection associated with Granite Shore Power related to the rumored Bow data center.
unionleader.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Data center would be located next to Merrimack Station power plant
concordmonitor.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Eversource has been in communication with a developer interested in building a data center in Bow
concordmonitor.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
The vote was 1,335 in favor, to 143 against
ctpublic.org (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
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
nenc.news (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
New Hampshire will introduce a moratorium on AI data centers in the next state budget
nhtalkradio.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
The project is proposed at the Merrimack Station, a coal fired power plant that ceased operations in September 2025
nhtalkradio.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Granite Shore Power is exploring a 350 megawatt data center project in Bow
nhtalkradio.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
New Hampshire politicians and officials called for a statewide moratorium on AI data centers
indepthnh.org (opens in a new tab) (a statement; who said what is on the statements pages)
Governor Kelly Ayotte said she will introduce a moratorium against artificial intelligence data centers in the state's next budget.
indepthnh.org (opens in a new tab) (a statement; who said what is on the statements pages)
Granite Shore Power owns the 345 acre Merrimack Plant site
indepthnh.org (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Data center would use Merrimack River for cooling water source
nhpr.org (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Merrimack Station is former coal fired power plant that closed in September 2025
nhpr.org (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
August 2026 No acts on the line; 2 reported
Reported in August 2026, dated only by the article that carried them: 2 acts
Rochester adopted ordinance prohibiting data centers in every zoning district except recycling industrial district, which requires conditional use permit
wmur.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Rochester amended Section 275-2.2 of general city ordinances to define data center as building, structure, facility, or campus used primarily for housing, operation, management, processing, storage, transmission, or distribution of digital data through computer servers and related IT infrastructure
wmur.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
July 2026 No acts on the line; 1 reported
Reported in July 2026, dated only by the article that carried it: 1 act
Nottingham held a town vote on 12 month moratorium on data center construction by July 3, 2026
nhpr.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
June 2026 2 acts on the line; 5 lines of background, plans and statements
SB439 was defeated on June 13, 2026
vnews.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet (the day its own sentence names)
Moulton withdrew his application hours before the planning board meeting last Wednesday
businessnhmagazine.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Also on the record for June 2026, not acts of their own: 5 lines of background, plans and statements
Senate Bill 439 would have created a statewide definition of data centers and granted local municipalities more authority over regulating them
businessnhmagazine.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Sen. Timothy Lang amendment would limit towns' ability to regulate data centers and allow them in commercial and industrial zones
businessnhmagazine.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
The amended bill died in a bipartisan floor vote in the House, 304-11
businessnhmagazine.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
A Democratic bill would prohibit building data centers in the state and create a committee to study their environmental impact, but it failed in committee
businessnhmagazine.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
The planning board's workshop meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on June 3 at the town office building
businessnhmagazine.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
May 2026 1 act on the line; 3 reported
The amended bill passed the House Committee on Municipal and County Government along party lines on May 5
businessnhmagazine.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Reported in May 2026, dated only by the article that carried them: 3 acts
New Hampshire House tables data center bill
vnews.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
State of New Hampshire made a decision on data centers
indepthnh.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
House sets by right data center zoning bill aside in decisive vote
newhampshirebulletin.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
April 2026 2 acts on the line from 3 reports
Granite Shore Power filed request with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in April 2026 to enter discussions with Eversource about connecting 350 megawatt project to power grid
nhpr.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 1, 2026)
1 more report of this
- April, no day given FERC filing shows Granite Shore Power requested viability study for data center project at Merrimack Station site in Bow, filed in April 2026 newhampshirebulletin.com (opens in a new tab)
Public Service of New Hampshire, subsidiary of Eversource Energy, filed viability assessment with Granite Shore Power LLC in April 2026
wmur.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 2, 2026)
2025 1 act on the line
September 2025 1 act on the line
Merrimack Station, a coal fired power plant, ceased operations in September 2025 and was due for retirement in 2028
indepthnh.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 2, 2026)