Bernards Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on June 23, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "Bernards Township (Basking Ridge) is advancing Ordinance No. 2599, which would remove 'data processing centers' as a permitted use in the township's E1-E5 office zones and prohibit data centers township-wide unless otherwise allowed. The… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | enacted | June 23, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Somerset County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
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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.