New Hampshire data center moratoriums

As of 31 Oct 2026, we count at least 2 local data center pauses in force in New Hampshire, 1 ban and 1 proposal, across its counties, cities and townships. At state level, a bill or proposal is pending.

2 pauses in force · 1 bans · 1 proposed
0 pauses end within 60 days
Checked: 10 counties, 7 cities, 12 townships · 4 on tracker

Cite this page

Source: Grounded Compute, New Hampshire moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/new-hampshire/moratoriums

Every row below has its source and the date we checked it. For reporters: contact and corrections

State level · Bill or proposal, not passed

All data centers

gc.nh.govGovernment confirmedChecked 31 Oct 2026

Not counted in the local figures above.

Expiring by 30 Dec 2026

None in the next 60 days

Moratorium map · counties

Ban: 0 counties
Pause (active or extended): 0 counties
Pause proposed: 0 counties
End date passed, no update found: 0 counties
Ended, expired or none found: 10 counties
No government or news source found: 0 counties

Township: ban
Township: pause
Township: pause proposed

City: ban
City: pause
City: pause proposed

10 counties checked · 31 Oct 2026
Cities on the tracker drawn as dots (2)
Townships on the tracker (2) drawn as one square at their county's centre
Schematic; outlines: US Census

Tracker · 4 bans, pauses and proposals

Rows grouped under their count; each count matches the figures at the top
1 government confirmed · 3 news reported
Ended pauses and no-pause checks: on the map only. We checked counties, cities and townships; nothing found is not proof that none exists
Method

Jurisdiction	Status	Covers	End	Permanent rules	Source
Bans (1)
Canterbury Town (Merrimack County)	Ban	–	–	Rules adopted	nhpr.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026
Pauses in force (2)
Keene (city, Cheshire)	Pause	Above a size threshold: Large-scale data centers; the source does not state a final numeric threshold.	–	–	kscequinox.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026
Nottingham Town (Rockingham County)	Pause	All data centers	–	–	nhpr.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026
Proposed (1)
Dover (city, Strafford)	Pause proposed	Above a size threshold: Proposed moratorium covers data centers with monthly maximum demand of 30 MW or greater, as well as other large energy-use facilities meeting separate thresholds.	–	Rules drafted	cityofdover.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026

– = not found in the sources we checked