DATA CENTERS

Rebecca believes regulating data centers is common sense for New Hampshire’s future.

New Hampshire should welcome responsible innovation and economic development. But projects with extraordinary electricity and water demands and potential community impacts must be evaluated carefully, transparently and locally. Data centers fall squarely into that category.

This is not anti-technology. This is a bipartisan concern for accountability and local control.

Data centers are not comparable to hardware stores, research facilities, offices or warehouses. Their electricity demand, cooling systems, water use, wastewater, backup generators, noise reduction and infrastructure requirements are fundamentally different. Our independent spirit demands better. State government should establish strong minimum protections, but decisions affecting a community’s health, economy and future must remain where they belong — with the people who live here.