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No project in Canterbury Town, but 2 nearby

Who decides here: the Select Board and Town Meeting of Canterbury Town votes on zoning. The Merrimack County may review big projects too.

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Proposedabout 8 miles away

Micro data center at 52 Locke Road, East Concord

Concord, Merrimack County

21 acres

🕒 Sept 16, 2026: Planning Board accepted the application and scheduled a public hearing for Oct. 21.

Status unclearabout 14 miles away

Possible data center at former Merrimack Station coal plant

Bow, Merrimack County

🕒 Sept 29, 2026: Select Board chair said the town had no application and no contact with Granite Shore Po…

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Local votes and rules

🚫 Ban

Canterbury voters changed the town's zoning to ban data centers in every zone. The vote was 322 to 63. The Planning Board put it on the ballot to head off surprises, even though no data center had been proposed in town.

March 10, 2026Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelledHollow dot (when zoomed in): exact site not known yet, pin shows the town

What you can do

  1. Get told first.
    We'll email you if anything changes in Canterbury Town.
  2. Go to council meetings.
    Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing.
  3. Ask questions in writing.
    Use our checklist.
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We'll email you when something changes in Canterbury Town. Nothing else.

⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Canterbury Town: New Hampshire Electric Co-op Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Public Service Co. of Nh (company) or Unitil Energy Systems (company).

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