Data center restrictions tracker · New Hampshire

Data center moratoriums and restrictions in New Hampshire (2026)

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

As of August 15, 2026, this tracker documents 1 local government action on data centers in New Hampshire, across 1 jurisdiction: 1 moratorium. By status: 1 pending.

There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for New Hampshire in this snapshot.

Data centers in New Hampshire used about 0.0 TWh of electricity in 2024; EPRI, Powering Intelligence 2026 (state-level dashboard) projects 0.0 TWh in its 2030, EPRI medium scenario.

Local actions in New Hampshire

Every documented local action in New Hampshire in the August 15, 2026 snapshot. Documented actions, not a census.
JurisdictionCountyActionStatusDate
NottinghamRockingham CountyMoratoriumpendingundated

What one campus pays a local government

The parent piece's calculator puts a single large campus at $2M to $90M a year in local revenue, depending on the tax regime and abatements. The reference campus (Project Blue scale: $3.6B of capital, 286 MW) pays about $157M to local governments over 10 years. Permanent jobs run around 50 per facility.

Tax regimeReference caseAnnual local revenue, lowAnnual local revenue, high
Aggressive abatementMorrow County OR (enterprise zone)$2M$3M
Partial abatementGeorgia audit representative campus / El Paso Meta$27.8M$56M
Unabated equipment taxVirginia-style rates (Loudoun is the ceiling)$50M$90M

Run your own numbers in the calculator on the parent piece. Jurisdictions in New Hampshire that say no give up this revenue, not the jobs.

Sources

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