Data centers in New Hampshire
Every site we track in New Hampshire, the jobs each one brings where a public source states them and the officials who represent them.
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Sites in New Hampshire
Sites with sourced job numbers first. Construction and permanent jobs are shown separately and never added together.
| Site | County | Status | Construction jobs | Permanent jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ColoSpace, Bedford, NH Owner not yet confirmed | Operating | not stated | not stated | |
| Consolidated Communications Manchester Data Center Consolidated Communications | Hillsborough | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Crown Castle Fiber NH1 (1 Sundial Ave) Crown Castle Fiber | Hillsborough | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Crown Castle Manchester (1 Sundial Ave) Owner not yet confirmed | Operating | not stated | not stated | |
| Dartmouth College Data Center (Etna Road) Dartmouth College | Grafton | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Dynamic Internet Salem Data Center Dynamic Internet | Rockingham | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| FairPoint Laconia Data Center FairPoint Communications | Belknap | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| FirstLight Bedford Data Center (formerly ColoSpace) FirstLight Fiber | Hillsborough | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| FirstLight Keene Data Center FirstLight Fiber | Cheshire | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| FirstLight Lebanon Data Center (Dartmouth Regional Technology Center) FirstLight Fiber | Grafton | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| FirstLight Manchester Data Center FirstLight Fiber | Hillsborough | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| FirstLight Portsmouth, NH Data Center FirstLight | Rockingham | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Liberty Mutual Portsmouth Data Center Liberty Mutual | Rockingham | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Locke Road Micro Data Center Granite Municipal Manufacturing & Sales, LLC | Merrimack | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| Merrimack Station Data Center (proposed, Bow) Granite Shore Power (site owner; end developer not publicly identified) | Merrimack | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| Nottingham Data Center Owner not yet confirmed | Rockingham | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| Phillips Exeter Academy Information Technology Data Center Phillips Exeter Academy | Rockingham | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| SNS Littleton Data Center Secured Network Services (a Thrive company) | Grafton | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| UNH Durham Data Center Owner not yet confirmed | Strafford | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| University of New Hampshire Data Center (1 Leavitt Lane) University of New Hampshire | Strafford | Operating | not stated | not stated |
Counties with data center sites
What does this mean for your community?
Electric bills, water, housing and taxes in Data centers in New Hampshire: sites, jobs and officials: what we know, what remains unknown and who can answer. Statewide figures are context, not forecasts for any one community.
Will my electric bill rise?
No sourced figure yet for this state.
- In writing
- No modeled or measured estimate of the effect on household bills has been published for this state.
- What remains unknown
- The effect on household bills in most states.
- Who can answer
- Your state utility commission and your utility's rate cases.
- Ask
- Will data centers pay the full cost of the power lines and plants built for them? Where is that written in a rate order?
How much water will it use?
No sourced figure yet for this state.
- In writing
- No tracked project in this state has a published water figure in our sources.
- What remains unknown
- Water use for nearly every other project.
- Who can answer
- Your local water utility and county commission.
- Ask
- How much water will this project use each day? Where will it come from?
Will housing get more expensive?
No sourced figure yet for this state.
- In writing
- No public body we found tracks data center effects on local rents or land prices.
- What remains unknown
- Effects on local land prices, rents and housing.
- Who can answer
- Local land records and planning commission minutes.
- Ask
- Has anyone studied what this project will do to local rents and home prices?
What are taxpayers giving up?
No sourced figure yet for this state.
- In writing
- No signed incentive record for a project in this state is in our sources yet.
- What remains unknown
- The full public cost and the net tax revenue for most projects.
- Who can answer
- Your state economic development agency and county commission.
- Ask
- What tax breaks does this project get? What must it deliver in return?
What the agreements say
No signed incentive agreement for a project in this state is in our sources yet.
Your officials in New Hampshire
- Democrat (D)
- Republican (R)
- Independent (I)
- Party not listed
Jeanne Shaheen D
Margaret Wood Hassan D
Chris Pappas D
"Opposing big data centers that harm our communities and our well-being." source
Maggie Goodlander D
Incoming in January 2027
Chris Pappas D
"Opposing big data centers that harm our communities and our well-being." source
Stefany Shaheen D
"We cannot allow data centers to drain or pollute our water resources, contaminate our air with diesel exhaust, and hike up utility bills for hardworking families for the benefit of the AI and crypto industries." source