Proposed
Micro data center at 52 Locke Road, East Concord
Also called: Locke Road micro data center
A Concord engineering firm wants to build a small data center in an 8,160 sq ft building on a 21-acre lot at 52 Locke Road. The building would also hold an office, garage and caretaker apartment. The Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Oct. 21, 2026.
Where things stand: Planning Board set a public hearing for Oct. 21, 2026. It must act by Nov. 20.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 16, 2026): Planning Board accepted the application and scheduled a public hearing for Oct. 21.
🗓️ Public meeting: Oct 21, 2026
Concord Planning Board. Anyone can come and speak.
Concord Planning Board. Anyone can come and speak.
📍 Check the City of Concord Planning Board agenda (board usually meets at City Council chambers, 37 Green Street)
What we know
- 📍 Where52 Locke Road, at the dead end of Locke Road, Concord, Merrimack County
- 🏢 CompanyNorthpoint Engineering, LLC (applicant); Granite Municipal Manufacturing & Sales, LLC (landowner)
- 🌳 Size21 acres
- 💧 WaterCity water: a 6-inch water line is in the plans; the city asked when water would be used.
- ❄️ CoolingSingle-phase immersion cooling, closed loop (per the applicant)
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- How much electricity (MW) would it use? 🙋 I'll find out
- When would it need water, and how much? 🙋 I'll find out
- Who would run or use the data center? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- 2024Granite Municipal Manufacturing & Sales bought the land.
- June 2026The same owner and engineer sought approval for a different project here: flex industrial and storage buildings. It was later withdrawn.
- Sept 16, 2026Planning Board accepted the application and scheduled a public hearing for Oct. 21.
🛰️ See it from above
An aerial photo of the area.
Photos: USGS The National Map.
Where this comes from
- 'Micro data center' proposed for blighted Locke Road property to be considered by Concord Planning Board · Concord Monitor · Sept 14, 2026
- 'Small dogs still bite': Proposed micro data center elicits resistance · Concord Monitor · Sept 17, 2026
- Census geocoder: 52 Locke Rd · US Census Bureau · Oct 8, 2026
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