Bow residents push for town vote on data center moratorium

By: Finley Williams

Outlets: Concord Monitor

Published: November 6, 2026

Words: 436

Last Updated: 3 days, 2 hours ago

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Bow residents are requesting a town-wide vote on an ordinance that would pause data center permitting and construction for at least a year, halting a plan to convert the closed Merrimack Station power plant into a server hub.

Protect New Hampshire from Data Centers, a new advocacy group, said that over 800 Bow voters signed a petition in support of the vote, which the organization delivered to the town’s planning board on Thursday.

“If we don’t have …

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