Union Township, in Union County, New Jersey, adopted a data-center conditions measure on May 19, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is pending.
The record reads: "Union Township advanced (first reading) an ordinance prohibiting AI data centers in all districts, reacting to CoreWeave's $1.8B facility in adjacent Kenilworth. UPDATE: the first-reading vote prohibiting AI data centers in all zoning… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conditions ordinance | condition | pending | May 19, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Union 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.