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Data center project · Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Nottingham Business Park data center (Old Turnpike Road)

Withdrawn · A local businessman floated a speculative data center on his Route 4 property, including an existing warehouse, then withdrew it hours before a packed planning board meeting.

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Status
Withdrawn · as of May 27, 2026
Location
Old Turnpike Road (Route 4), Nottingham · Rockingham County
Status note
Pulled before a planning board concept discussion; the owner said he might revisit it later. The town then adopted a 12-month moratorium.
Power
Not reported
No power figure was reported.
Land
150 acres
Investment
The owner said site work for a future tenant would cost tens of millions of dollars.
Developer and team
Nottingham Business Park, LLC (Thomas Moulton)
End user
None; the owner said he had no tenant lined up
Water
The owner told the Union Leader that on-site water would circulate in a closed-loop system (as relayed by WZID).
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. Sept. 8, 2026 Voters approved a 12-month data center moratorium, 1,335 to 143. (New Hampshire Public Radio (via Vermont Public), Sept. 9, 2026)
  2. June 29, 2026 NHPR, citing the Portsmouth Herald, reported the owner was considering bringing the plan back. (New Hampshire Public Radio, July 3, 2026)
  3. May 27, 2026 Hours before the meeting, Nottingham Business Park, LLC withdrew the item, saying it might return later with more information; residents still filled the gym, with 244 signed up to speak. (NBC Boston, May 27, 2026; New Hampshire Public Radio, June 4, 2026; New England News Collaborative (NHPR), Oct. 20, 2026)
  4. May 26, 2026 WZID reported the planning board would hear the conceptual presentation at the elementary school gym, moved there for an expected crowd. (WZID 95.7 FM, May 26, 2026; NBC Boston, May 27, 2026)
  5. May 20, 2026 InDepthNH reported Thomas Moulton would bring a concept for a data center on his Old Turnpike Road land to the planning board, with no tenant and no formal application. (InDepthNH.org, May 20, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Acreage differs by source: InDepthNH reported a 100-plus acre property with 60-70 usable acres and about 40 acres for the data center; WZID reported about 150 acres with about 80 usable. Range 100-150 acres; upper value stored.
  • The New England News Collaborative and NH Business Review describe an existing 200,000-square-foot warehouse on the property that the owner wanted to convert; whether the 40-acre figure includes it is not clear.
  • No application was ever filed with the town.

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