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No project in Northampton City, but 2 nearby

Who decides here: the City Council of Northampton City votes on zoning. The Hampshire County may review big projects too.

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Stopped or cancelledabout 10 miles away

Chestnut River data center at former Hampden Paper mill, Holyoke

Holyoke, Hampden County

🕒 June 16, 2026: City Council voted 9-4 to ban future data centers, ending this plan.

Status unclearabout 12 miles away

Servistar data center campus in Westfield

Westfield, Hampden County

155 acres

🕒 Sept 15, 2026: Planning Board voted to delay a decision on a 3-year permit extension and asked the city…

Local votes and rules

⏸️ Pause on new data centers

The City Council President proposed a one-year pause on data centers while the city studies them. The council sent it to the Planning Board and a council committee for a public hearing. On Sept. 17 the council voted unanimously to form a 10-member data center study committee, due to report by April 1, 2027.

Sept 3, 2026Source

Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelledHollow dot (when zoomed in): exact site not known yet, pin shows the town

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⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Northampton City: Nstar Electric Company (company) or Massachusetts Electric Co. (company).

Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Massachusetts.