Opposition to data centers is becoming increasingly bipartisan in states across the U.S., but the opposite was true in the New Hampshire House on Tuesday.
The House Committee on Municipal and County Government split on party lines in their vote on a bill that would set guidelines for how towns can regulate data center development.
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm%96 4@>>:EE66’D #6AF3=:42? >2;@C:EJ G@E65 E@ C64@>>6?5 2? 2>6?565 G6CD:@? @7k^DA2?m k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^84]?9]8@G^3:==0DE2EFD^=6824J^3Da_`e^3:==%6IE]2DAInDJla_aeU2>Aj:5l`cbdU2>AjEIEu@C>2El9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm$6?2E6 q:== cbhk^DA2?mk^2m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQmE92E H@F=5 AC6G6?E E@H?D 7C@> C68F=2E:?8 52E2 46?E6CD :? 2 >2??6C “>@C6 C6DEC:4E:G6” E92? @E96C FD6D 2==@H65 :? E96 D2>6 5:DEC:4E] %96 3:== H@F=5 2=D@ >2<6 52E2 46?E6CD 2 A6C>:EE65 =2?5 FD6 “3J C:89E” :? 4@>>6C4:2==J @C :?5FDEC:2==J K@?65 2C62D] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm“p 52E2 46?E6C :D 2? 6?E6CAC:D6[ 2?5 :E D9@F=5?’E 36 EC62E65 2?J 5:776C6?E=J E92? 2?J @E96C EJA6 @7 6?E6CAC:D6 E92E D66<D E@ 5@ 3FD:?6DD 96C6[” D2:5 qC@@<=:?6 #6AF3=:42?k^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQms:2?6 !2F6C[ E96 4@>>:EE66 492:C 2?5k^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm2? 2FE9@C @7 E96 2>6?5>6?E]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQmqFE @AA@?6?ED D2:5 52E2 46?E6CD C2:D6 ?@G6= 2?5 6>6C8:?8 4@?46C?D E92E >2J C6BF:C6 F?:BF6 C68F=2E:@?D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm“x 2> G6CJ >F49 4@?46C?65 E92E H6 2C6 @A6?:?8 E96 5@@CD E@ =2C86 52E2 >:?:?8 46?E6CD :? E96 DE2E6 @7 }6H w2>AD9:C6[ H96C6 H6 42??@E 277@C5 E@ 9@DE E96> 3642FD6 H6 5@ ?@E 92G6 DF77:4:6?E 6?6C8J @C H2E6C E@ 5@ D@[” D2:5 #6A]k^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm{2FC6= $E2G:Dk^DA2?mkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm[ 2 {632?@? s6>@4C2E]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^84]?9]8@G^3:==0DE2EFD^=6824J^3Da_`e^3:==%6IE]2DAInDJla_aeU2>Aj:5l`cbdU2>AjEIEu@C>2El9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm$6?2E6 q:== cbhk^DA2?mk^2mkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm[ 7C@> AC:>6 DA@?D@C $6?] s63C2 p=ED49:==6C[ 2 $EC2E92> s6>@4C2E[ @C:8:?2==J D@F89E E@ 6DE23=:D9 DE2E6H:56 C6BF:C6>6?ED 7@C 52E2 46?E6C 56G6=@A>6?E] pD :?EC@5F465[ :E H@F=5 92G6 =:>:E65 52E2 46?E6CD E@ 4@>>6C4:2= 2?5 :?5FDEC:2= K@?6D[ 6DE23=:D965 C6BF:C6>6?ED DF49 2D D6E324<D 2?5 ?@:D6 A@==FE:@? =:>:ED[ 2?5 6?23=65 E@H?D E@ C68F=2E6 52E2 46?E6CD 7FCE96C H:E9 E96:C @H? =@42= K@?:?8 CF=6D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm%96 3:== 2=D@ C6BF:C65 2 AC@DA64E:G6 56G6=@A6C E@ DFAA=J HC:EE6? AC@@7 7C@> E96 6=64EC:4 FE:=:EJ D6CG:?8 E96 D:E6 E92E E96C6 H2D[ @C H@F=5 :>>:?6?E=J 36[ DF77:4:6?E 8C:5 42A24:EJ :? E96 2C62 E@ D6CG6 E96 52E2 46?E6C] s2E2 46?E6CD 56>2?5 =2C86 2>@F?ED @7 A@H6C E@ CF? E96:C D6CG6CD[ 2?5 2C6 @?6 5C:G:?8 7@C46 369:?5 6D42=2E:?8 DA:<6D :? 6=64EC:4:EJk^DA2?m k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]3=@@>36C8]4@>^8C2A9:4D^a_ad\2:\52E2\46?E6CD\6=64EC:4:EJ\AC:46D^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQmFD6 2?5 4@DEDk^DA2?mk^2m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm:? 2C62D H:E9 9:89 46?E6C 4@?46?EC2E:@?D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQmp7E6C 2 $6?2E6 2>6?5>6?E C6>@G65 >2?J @7 E9@D6 C6BF:C6>6?ED :? y2?F2CJ[ p=ED49:==6C D2:5 E96 3:== 925 364@>6 “2 D96==[” 2?5 2D<65 E96 w@FD6 r@>>:EE66 @? |F?:4:A2= 2?5 r@F?EJ v@G6C?>6?E E@ C6DE@C6 :ED @C:8:?2= AC@G:D:@?D 5FC:?8 2 962C:?8 :? pAC:=] $96 D2:5 52E2 46?E6CD H6C6 2>@?8 E96 >@DE 5:DCFAE:G6 7@C>D @7 56G6=@A>6?E :? E96 &]$][ 4:E:?8 6?G:C@?>6?E2= :>A24ED[ 9:89 A@H6C FD6[ 2?5 ?@:D6 A@==FE:@?]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm~7 E96 2>6?5>6?E[ p=ED49:==6C D2:5[ “%92E :D ?@E 2 7C2>6H@C<j E92E’D 2? 235:42E:@?]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm~? %F6D52J[ !2F6C D2:5 D96 925 C6D62C4965 52E2 46?E6CD 2?5 @E96C DE2E6D’ C68F=2E:@?D :? E96 H66<D D:?46 E92E 962C:?8] p=D@ =:DE65 2D 2? 2FE9@C @7 E96 2>6?5>6?E :D #6A]k^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQmz6:E9 p>>@?k^DA2?mkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm[ 2 }6H q@DE@? #6AF3=:42?] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm!2F6C D2:5 2?@E96C 8@2= @7 E96 2>6?5>6?E :D E@ 567:?6 52E2 46?E6CD 2?5 6?DFC6 E92E @E96C 4@>AFE6C 46?E6CD[ =:<6 E9@D6 2E 9@DA:E2=D @C E6=64@>>F?:42E:@?D 46?E6CD[ 2C6 ?@E 27764E65 3J E96 3:==]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQmx? :ED 567:?:E:@? @7 52E2 46?E6C[ E96 3:== 6I4=F56D 4@>AFE:?8 724:=:E:6D E92E @44FAJ =6DD E92? adT @7 E96 7=@@C 2C62 @7 3F:=5:?8D @? 2 D:E6j 2C6 FD65 @?=J 7@C @?\D:E6 3FD:?6DD AFCA@D6Dj 2?5 2C6 FD65 3J 4@>>F?:42E:@?D AC@G:56CD E@ DFAA@CE E96:C ?6EH@C<D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQms6>@4C2ED @? E96 4@>>:EE66 D2:5 E96 3:== H2D ?@E C625J 2?5 AFD965 7@C 2 G@E6 @7 “:?6IA65:6?E E@ =68:D=2E6]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm#6A]k^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQmy:> |288:@C6k^DA2?mkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm[ 2 }@CE9 w2>AE@? s6>@4C2E[ D2:5 52E2 46?E6CD H6C6 3@E9 :?6G:E23=6 2?5 G2=F23=6] qFE 96 D2:5 96 H2D 282:?DE E96 3:==[ 36=:6G:?8 :E ?66565 >@C6 H@C< 2?5 C6D62C49 E@ 244@F?E 7@C E96 F?:BF6 4@?46C?D 2EE24965 E@ E96 :?5FDECJ]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm#6A]k^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQmt=62?2 r@=3Jk^DA2?mkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm[ 2 q@H s6>@4C2E[ D2:5 :ED =2?8F286 H2D “?68=:86?E 2?5 :CC6DA@?D:3=6]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm“s2E2 46?E6CD[ H6 <?@H[ 4@>6 H:E9 E96:C @H? F?:BF6 D6E @7 AC@3=6>D @C :DDF6D E92E H6 92G6?’E 72465 367@C6[” D96 D2:5] “x >62?[ E96C6’D D@ >F49 H6 5@?’E <?@H]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQmr@>3:?65 H:E9 @E96C K@?:?8 6I6>AE:@?D[ E96 3:== 4@F=5 C6DF=E :? 52E2 46?E6CD 36:?8 D:E65 ?62C 9@FD:?8[ r@=3J D2:5]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm~E96C C6AC6D6?E2E:G6D C2:D65 4@?46C?D 23@FE 9:89 H2E6C 2?5 A@H6C FD6 3J 52E2 46?E6CD]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm“%9:D 3:==[ H9:=6 :E 5@6D 8@ 2 =@?8 H2J E@H2C5D 567:?:?8 H92E 2 52E2 46?E6C :D[ :E =24<D DE2?52C5D 7@C 962E AC@5F4E:@?[ 7@C ?@:D6[ 7@C 2== D@CED @7 6?G:C@?>6?E2= 67764ED E92E H@F=5 36 2? :>A@D:E:@? FA@? E96 =:G6D @7 A6@A=6 H9@ 2C6 6:E96C =:G:?8 :? E96 5:DEC:4E[ :7 :E’D 2==@H65 ‘3J C:89E[’ @C 6G6? :? 2 ?6:893@C:?8 C6D:56?E:2= 5:DEC:4E[” D2:5 #6A]k^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQms2G:5 uC249Ek^DA2?mkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm[ 2? t?7:6=5 s6>@4C2E]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm!2F6C D2:5 E96 AFCA@D6 @7 :?4=F5:?8 E96 H@C5D “3J C:89E” H2D E@ 4=2C:7J E92E 52E2 46?E6CD D9@F=5 ?@E 36 C68F=2E65 5:776C6?E=J E92? @E96C 3FD:?6DD6D] }6H w2>AD9:C6 5@6D ?@E 4FCC6?E=J 92G6 2 DE2E6 =2H 567:?:?8 @C C68F=2E:?8 E96 46?E6CD]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm&=E:>2E6=J[ E96 4@>>:EE66 G@E65[ ``\h[ E@ C64@>>6?5 E96 2>6?565 3:== 7@C A2DD286] xE H:== 36 5632E65 @? E96 7=@@C @7 E96 w@FD6 :? E96 4@>:?8 H66<D] k^DA2?mk^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.