Data center restrictions tracker · New Hampshire

Nottingham, New Hampshire: data center moratorium (2026)

Data snapshot 2026-08-15 · part of Pricing the Fear of Data Centers

Nottingham, in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, adopted a data-center moratorium. Its status in this snapshot is pending.

The record reads: "365-day data-center moratorium, adoption pending or unconfirmed (Moratorium Nation)."

Details

ActionClassStatusDateMW thresholdScopeSource
Moratoriumrestrictionpendingundatednot county-wideMoratorium Nation (ALEA Institute)

Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Rockingham County. Dataset: moratorium nation. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.

New Hampshire context

New Hampshire has 1 documented local action across 1 jurisdiction in this snapshot. There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for New Hampshire in this snapshot.

A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.

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