Powering AI

Will New Hampshire ever land a massive data center?

By: Mark Hayward

Outlets: NH Business Review

Published: March 13, 2026

Words: 1,451

Last Updated: 6 days, 21 hours ago

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Across the country — even across the world — the frenzy is on to build massive data centers to run the artificial intelligence that is embedding itself into the 21st-century economy.

Oregon, Iowa and Ohio already host data centers that absorb more than 1,000 megawatts of power — about half of the power necessary to meet New Hampshire’s electricity appetite during peak demand periods.

In northern Virginia, a single county hosts data centers …

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