UNH Durham Data Center
1 Leavitt Lane · Strafford County, NH
Source: OpenStreetMap
UNH Durham Data Center is a mapped data center in Strafford County, NH. DataCentersExposed has documented a 30,553 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Overview
source: linkThe University of New Hampshire data center is a mapped facility in Strafford County, New Hampshire, with a reported footprint of 30,553 square feet. It draws power from Unitil Energy Systems within the ISNE balancing authority. Available records do not detail a separate operator or ultimate parent beyond the university itself.
The grid behind this site, right now
source: ISONE · gridstatus- Natural Gas54.2%
- Nuclear18.7%
- Hydro13.7%
- Wind7.4%
- Biomass2.9%
- Other1.0%
- Solar1.0%
- Oil1.0%
Real-time generation mix for the ISONE grid this site draws from, as of Jul 15, 2026, 10:18 PM. ISO-wide, not this facility's own metering. Source: gridstatus.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- UNH Marks Major Construction Milestone for New Ocean Mapping Center of ExcellenceBoston Real Estate Times· Jul 13, 2026
- New UNH study: two-thirds of Granite Staters say AI will make country worseWMUR· Jun 7, 2026
- Granite Staters See Artificial Intelligence As Negative For U.S.; Use At Home And Work IncreasesPatch· Jun 7, 2026
- No further police investigation is needed into crackdown on pro-Palestinian protest, says UNH presidentThe Boston Globe· Feb 5, 2025
- 7 events to celebrate Earth Day in New HampshireNew Hampshire Bulletin· Apr 20, 2023
- Supercomputer open house planned Monday at UNHFoster's Daily Democrat· Nov 3, 2013
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Coastal Rockingham County), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Oyster River Middle School in Durham, is 1.5 mi from this site (643 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.