Warren County, New Jersey, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on January 15, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The record reads: "Warren County Commissioner James R. Kern III, a member of the county Planning Board, distributed an advisory model data center siting ordinance to mayors and governing bodies across all Warren County municipalities on January 8, 2026. The… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | in force | January 15, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: county. County: Warren 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.