Andover Township Committee, in Sussex County, New Jersey, adopted a data-center moratorium on May 10, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is pending.
The record reads: "After a public meeting at which police (mayor's son) wrestled a resident to the ground, Andover Township Committee announced it will introduce two ordinances — one repealing data centers as a permitted use at the former Newton/Jump airport… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | pending | May 10, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Sussex County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
New Jersey context
New Jersey has 24 documented local actions across 23 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has a ratepayer-protection law (enacted).
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.