In Nottingham, New Hampshire, an award-winning entrepreneur proposed converting his existing warehouse near protected wetlands into an AI data center.
Within days, local investigative news surfaced the plan.
Residents quickly mobilized against it.
However, New Hampshire’s laws and pro-AI state legislators denied Nottingham and other towns the authority to regulate data center projects.
This episode tells the dramatic story behind the struggle over the proposed Nottingham data center. It is an interesting conversation with important lessons for communities and developers across America who are part of our AI infrastructure build-out.
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Should towns have more authority to regulate AI data centers in their community?
Should states protect AI infrastructure development from local restrictions?
Should the federal government regulate it instead of states and local communities?
