New Jersey data center moratoriums
As of 31 Oct 2026, we count at least 2 local data center pauses in force in New Jersey, 29 bans and 20 proposals, across its counties, cities and townships. At state level, a bill or proposal is pending.
- 2 pauses in force · 29 bans · 20 proposed
- 0 pauses end within 60 days
- Checked: 21 counties, 38 cities, 74 townships · 51 on tracker
Cite this page
Source: Grounded Compute, New Jersey moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/new-jersey/moratoriums
Every row below has its source and the date we checked it. For reporters: contact and corrections
State level · Bill or proposal, not passed
All data centers
pub.njleg.state.nj.usGovernment confirmedChecked 31 Oct 2026
Not counted in the local figures above.
Expiring by 30 Dec 2026
None in the next 60 days
Moratorium map · counties
- Ban: 0 counties
- Pause (active or extended): 0 counties
- Pause proposed: 0 counties
- End date passed, no update found: 0 counties
- Ended, expired or none found: 21 counties
- No government or news source found: 0 counties
- Township: ban
- Township: pause
- Township: pause proposed
- City: ban
- City: pause
- City: pause proposed
- 21 counties checked · 31 Oct 2026
- Cities on the tracker drawn as dots (17)
- Townships on the tracker (34) drawn as one square at their county's centre
- Schematic; outlines: US Census
Tracker · 51 bans, pauses and proposals
- Rows grouped under their count; each count matches the figures at the top
- 24 government confirmed · 27 news reported
- Ended pauses and no-pause checks: on the map only. We checked counties, cities and townships; nothing found is not proof that none exists
- Method
| Jurisdiction | Status | Covers | End | Permanent rules | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bans (29) | |||||
| Berkeley Heights Township (Union County) | Ban | – | – | Rules adopted | berkeleyheights.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Burlington Township (Burlington County) | Ban | – | – | Rules adopted | twp.burlington.nj.us Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Clark Township (Union County) | Ban | – | – | Rules adopted | unioncountylife.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Colts Neck Township (Monmouth County) | Ban | All data centers | – | Rules adopted | nj.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Cranbury Township (Middlesex County) | Ban | – | – | Rules adopted | nj.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| East Brunswick Township (Middlesex County) | Ban | – | – | Rules adopted | yahoo.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| East Greenwich Township (Gloucester County) | Ban | All data centers | – | Rules adopted | mcclibraryfunctions.azurewebsites.us Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Estell Manor (city, Atlantic) | Ban | – | – | Rules adopted | nj.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Franklin Township (Gloucester County) | Ban | All data centers | – | Rules adopted | nj.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Frelinghuysen Township (Warren County) | Ban | All data centers | – | Rules adopted | nj.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Hackettstown (city, Warren) | Ban | All data centers | – | Rules adopted | tapinto.net News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Holland Township (Hunterdon County) | Ban | – | – | Rules adopted | hollandtownshipnj.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Howell Township (Monmouth County) | Ban | All data centers | – | Rules adopted | roi-nj.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Linden (city, Union) | Ban | – | – | Rules adopted | nj.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Maplewood Township (Essex County) | Ban | – | – | Rules adopted | tapinto.net News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Millstone Township (Monmouth County) | Ban | All data centers | – | Rules adopted | millstonenj.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Millville (city, Cumberland) | Ban | All data centers | – | Rules adopted | millvillenj.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Monroe Township (Gloucester County) | Ban | All data centers | – | Rules adopted | cbsnews.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Montgomery Township (Somerset County) | Ban | – | – | Rules adopted | yahoo.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| North Brunswick Township (Middlesex County) | Ban | – | – | Rules adopted | yahoo.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Pemberton Township (Burlington County) | Ban | – | – | Rules adopted | njspotlightnews.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Plainfield (city, Union) | Ban | – | – | Rules adopted | unioncountylife.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Raritan Township (Hunterdon County) | Ban | – | – | Rules adopted | raritantwpnj.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Roselle Park (city, Union) | Ban | – | – | Rules adopted | rosellepark.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Stafford Township (Ocean County) | Ban | – | – | Rules adopted | nj.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Stanhope (city, Sussex) | Ban | – | – | Rules adopted | stanhopenj.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Upper Deerfield Township (Cumberland County) | Ban | All data centers | – | Rules adopted | nj.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Warren Township (Somerset County) | Ban | – | – | Rules adopted | roi-nj.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Washington (city, Warren) | Ban | – | – | Rules adopted | washingtonboro-nj.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Pauses in force (2) | |||||
| Egg Harbor Township (Atlantic County) | Pause | All data centers | 31 Dec 2026 | – | bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Galloway Township (Atlantic County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | nj.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Proposed (20) | |||||
| Belleville Township (Essex County) | Pause proposed | – | – | Rules drafted | tapinto.net News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Belvidere (city, Warren) | Pause proposed | – | – | – | nj.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Bridgewater Township (Somerset County) | Pause proposed | – | – | Rules drafted | bridgewaternj.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Deerfield Township (Cumberland County) | Pause proposed | – | – | Rules drafted | nj.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Downe Township (Cumberland County) | Pause proposed | – | – | – | nj.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Edison Township (Middlesex County) | Pause proposed | – | – | Rules drafted | patch.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Ewing Township (Mercer County) | Pause proposed | All data centers | – | Rules drafted | mercerme.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Hampton Township (Sussex County) | Pause proposed | All data centers | – | Rules drafted | content.civicplus.com Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Hillsborough Township (Somerset County) | Pause proposed | – | – | – | tapinto.net News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Lawrence Township (Mercer County) | Pause proposed | All data centers | – | Rules drafted | mercerme.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Little Egg Harbor Township (Ocean County) | Pause proposed | – | – | Rules drafted | leht.com Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Millburn Township (Essex County) | Pause proposed | – | – | Rules drafted | twp.millburn.nj.us Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Newark (city, Essex) | Pause proposed | All data centers | – | Rules drafted | newark.legistar.com Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Paramus (city, Bergen) | Pause proposed | – | – | Rules drafted | paramusborough.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Pennington (city, Mercer) | Pause proposed | All data centers | – | – | mercerme.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Rahway (city, Union) | Pause proposed | – | – | Rules drafted | unioncountylife.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Salem (city, Salem) | Pause proposed | – | – | Rules drafted | cityofsalemnj.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Summit (city, Union) | Pause proposed | – | – | Rules drafted | patch.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Union City (city, Hudson) | Pause proposed | Some zoning districts | – | Rules drafted | ucnj.com Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Wallington (city, Bergen) | Pause proposed | Some zoning districts | – | Rules drafted | wallingtonnj.org Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
– = not found in the sources we checked
Source: Grounded Compute, New Jersey moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/new-jersey/moratoriums
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