Data-center buildout in New Jersey, as reported

Press coverage of data center siting, power, water, and subsidies in New Jersey, each story tagged with the track it covers and the jurisdictions it names. 29 stories

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Aug 27 NJ bill to require data centers to report water, energy usage
New Jersey Heraldalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: New Jersey Monitor
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Aug 27 N.J. Gov. Mikie Sherrill signs bill to urge transparency from data center builders
CBS News
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Aug 25 Data Center Ordinance Moves Forward In Bridgewater
Patch
us/nj/somerset/twp/bridgewater
Aug 24 "Ten times worse than any warehouse" — why Howell said no to data centers
94.3 The Point
us/nj/monmouth/twp/howell
us/nj/hudson/city/jersey-city
Aug 24 Developer Filed Data Center Proposal for Bell Works Before Holmdel’s Ban
Two River Times
us/nj/monmouth/twp/holmdel
Aug 23 N.J. Communities Acting to Slow Surge of Data Centers
RTO Insider
More coverage: Asbury Park Press · NJ.com
us/nj/hudson/city/jersey-city
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us/nj/monmouth/twp/howell
Aug 22 Jersey City Council votes to ban data centers on industrial property
News12 | New Jerseyalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: News12 | Westchester
us/nj/hudson/city/jersey-city
Aug 22 This historic glass factory site is now at the center of N.J.’s AI data center war
Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet
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Aug 21 After months of organizing, a New Jersey city voted 5-0 to ban data centers
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
More coverage: NJ.com
us/nj/hudson/city/bayonne
us/nj/hudson/city/jersey-city
Aug 18 ‘You sold us out!’ N.J. town approves next phase of massive AI data center as residents erupt
NJ.com ($)
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Aug 18 Bridgewater Discusses Data Centers, Considers Plans for Ordinance
tapinto.net
us/nj/somerset/twp/bridgewater
Aug 18 NBIS Stock Dips Premarket: Nebius Clears Hurdle For Microsoft Deal As Vineland Approves Data Center Expansion
TradingView
More coverage: Stocktwits
us/nj/cumberland/city/vineland
Aug 18 Planning board meeting over Vineland data center goes late into night Monday
NBC10 Philadelphia
More coverage: NBC10 Philadelphia
us/nj/cumberland/city/vineland
Aug 18 From baking cookies to tracking cookies? Lease for old Fair Lawn Nabisco site lists 'data center by right'
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
More coverage: Bergen Record
us/nj/bergen/borough/fair-lawn
Aug 14 Developer Sues Montgomery Township for $300M Over Data Center Prohibition
WDHA FM
us/nj/somerset/twp/montgomery
Aug 14 Barrington Introduces Cannabis Expansion and Ban on Data Centers
The Retrospect ($)
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Aug 13 This quiet town is now ground zero in one of N.J.’s fiercest AI data center battles
NJ.com ($)
us/nj/somerset/twp/montgomery
Aug 11 Ocean County data center discussions draw hundreds to town hall meeting
pressofatlanticcity.com
us/nj/ocean/twp/manchester
Aug 10 New Jersey residents packed a theater over a data center's hum, water use, and vibrations
The Cool Downalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Yahoo
us/nj/cumberland/city/vineland
Aug 8 NJ town bans data centers, but the legal battle is only beginning
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
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Aug 7 Attorney challenges Vineland officials over AI data center approval
Courier-Post ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
us/nj/cumberland/city/vineland
Aug 7 This huge AI data center wants to get bigger — and hundreds just packed a N.J. hearing to fight it
NJ.com ($)
More coverage: Yahoo
us/nj/cumberland/city/vineland
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Aug 6 Vineland, N.J. data center makes case for on-site power generation during 6-hour hearing
whyy.org
us/nj/cumberland/city/vineland
Aug 6 NJ's Largest AI Data Center Will Generate Its Own Fossil Power Directly Over South Jersey's Drinking Water
New Jersey Digest
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Aug 6 Developer Considers Data Center While Opposition Grows
Jersey Shore Online
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Aug 6 Vineland Planning Board weighs AI data center expansion at packed Landis Theatre meeting
FOX 29 Philadelphiaalso carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: Courier-Post · AOL.com
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Jul 30 Nutley Residents Press Officials for Details Regarding Rumored Data Center on Kingsland Street
TAPinto
Nutley, NJ (named in coverage)
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Jul 30 East Brunswick Council Advances Broad Zoning Ban on Data Centers
TAPinto
More coverage: Patch
East Brunswick, NJ (named in coverage)
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Jul 30 Sayreville Council Approves 18-Month Data Center Ban, Rejects Permanent Moratorium Proposal Introduced Later in the Meeting
TAPinto
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