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NH-HB1265 — prohibiting the construction of data centers in the state and establishing a committee to study the environmental impact of data centers.

Tracked record titled “prohibiting the construction of data centers in the state and establishing a committee to study the environmental impact of data centers..” Latest source-reported action: H Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 10

Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionNew HampshireState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-03-11Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 10
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

What the evidence says

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How it operates

Disclosure & reporting · Moratorium

Forces a data center’s energy, water, and impact data into public view, so regulators, ratepayers, and communities can see figures operators would otherwise keep private. Check whether the policy creates, changes, or removes a development pause or prohibition, and which facilities and approvals it covers.

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NH-HB1265 evidence graph

prohibiting the construction of data centers in the state and establishing a committee to study the environmental impact of data centers.

11 nodes · 10 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 4Policy mechanism 2Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
classified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordmember of family: exact title companionPolicy recordNH-HB1265prohibiting the constructio…NH-HB1265: prohibiting the construction of data centers in the state and establishing a committee to study the environmental impact of data centers.Policy themeCarbonAI-assisted policy themeCarbon: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeEnergyAI-assisted policy themeEnergy: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeSiting & Land UseAI-assisted policy themeSiting & Land Use: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeWaterAI-assisted policy themeWater: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismDisclosure & reportingText-derived policy signalDisclosure & reporting: Text-derived policy signalPolicy mechanismMoratoriumText-derived policy signalMoratorium: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionNew HampshireState policy jurisdictionNew Hampshire: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorPeter SchmidtpersonPeter Schmidt: personPolicy familyprohibiting the constr…NHprohibiting the construction of data centers in the state and establishing a committee to study the environmental impact of data centers.: NH

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