City of Asbury Park, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, adopted a data-center conditions measure on June 10, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "On June 10, 2026, the Asbury Park City Council unanimously passed a resolution banning data centers within city limits and calling on Gov. Mikie Sherrill to enact a statewide moratorium on new data center construction. The council cited… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conditions ordinance | condition | enacted | June 10, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Monmouth 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.