The Data Center Divide
A policy snapshot ahead of the 2026 midterms. Mapping data center incentives, restrictions, and bans through legislation, regulations, and executive actions across all 50 states and 1,462 local jurisdictions.
Town of Hooksett
Pro-Data Center Policies
New Hampshire receives a default rating of 2 because our research identifies no current or future statewide data-center-specific laws or regulations that would prevent you from building a data center. Local rules and general permitting requirements may still apply.
Rating and summary from New Hampshire statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Town of Hooksett.
pending · Town of HooksettHooksett's Planning Board discussed exploring a data-center moratorium to allow time for regulation; no formal action was taken.Hooksett proposed one-year data-center moratorium (2026)
What this means
The discussion raised a one-year moratorium while the town develops rules, which would put covered data-center projects on hold and create a substantial delay. The sources do not settle which kinds of data centers would be covered, but the pause would be temporary rather than a permanent ban.
Timing
A moratorium was discussed to allow time for regulations. Earlier verified research described a one-year proposal; that newspaper URL returned HTTP 403 during attachment. No operative start or expiration date is established by the accessible meeting record.
People behind it
- Jared Williams (Jarrod in newspaper reporting)
Planning Board member who raised interest in exploring a data-center moratorium. Name spelling varies across sources.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
Concept only: explore a moratorium on data centers to allow time for regulation. Not a verified operative restriction.
Sources
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