Secaucus Mayor
Mayor Michael Gonnelli initially told local outlets the leak stemmed from a computer glitch
Equinix lists 5 data centers at Secaucus, New Jersey among the sites it operates. It is running, since September 13, 2026.
How much power it needs, how much water it would use and who would use it have not been disclosed.
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| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
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| How much power it needs | Not disclosed | |||
| How much water it would use | Not disclosed | |||
| How loud it would be | Not disclosed | |||
| Jobs once it runs | Not disclosed | |||
| Tax it would pay each year | Not disclosed |
| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
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| Who is building it | Equinix | as stated by the source | [17] patch.com | September 25, 2026 |
| Who is constructing it | Not disclosed | |||
| How much land | Not disclosed | |||
| Where its power comes from | Not disclosed | |||
| Grid connection | Not disclosed | |||
| How it is cooled | Not disclosed |
How much water it would use, also reported: 100,000,000 gallons a year, 2026 (Bergen Record: A medium size data center can consume more than 100 million gallons of water each year) .
The developer's figure is what the company said; what a permit allows is the ceiling a permit sets; measured means observed. Water is in gallons a day or a year, whichever the source stated; a tax claim given as a range shows both ends, each linked to the source that gave it.
The record adds each the day a source gives it. Why these documents.
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Equinix said the facility has operated since 2001 [16]
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By Monday, about 3,500 gallons of diesel had been recovered from the creek [16]
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The leak began the evening of Friday, September 11, 2026 [16]
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The spill flowed into Anderson Creek, an unnamed tributary of the Hackensack River, but did not reach the river itself [16]
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Equinix NY2 facility leaked approximately 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel from a storage tank [16]
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Equinix said the facility has operated since 2001 and had never had a problem before [15]
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About 3,500 gallons of diesel had been recovered from the creek by Monday [15]
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The leak flowed into Anderson Creek, an unnamed tributary of the Hackensack River [15]
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Equinix data center in Secaucus spilled approximately 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel from a storage tank [15]
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The Equinix data center in Secaucus has been operational since 2001 [20], also Gothamist local outlet
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The diesel spill entered wetlands and a creek near the Equinix facility in Secaucus, New Jersey [20]
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The diesel spill entered Anderson Creek, a tributary of the Hackensack River, but the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection confirmed no impact to the Hackensack River. [18]
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Equinix data center at Hartz Way in Secaucus spilled approximately 5,500 gallons of diesel fuel into Anderson Creek on September 11, 2026, at approximately 7:30 p.m. The leak resulted from mechanical failure of two valves in a routine fuel filtration process. [17]
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The spill was reported September 12 and originated from a storage tank at the Equinix data center [14]
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The spill was caused by a computer glitch in Equinix's software that the company was made aware of Friday night [14]
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Equinix data center in Secaucus spilled about 5,500 gallons of diesel fuel into Anderson Creek on September 11 [14]
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The spill was caused by a computer glitch in an automated fueling system that kept calling for oil [13]
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Approximately 5,000 to 5,500 gallons of No. 2 diesel spilled from Equinix NY2 data center in Secaucus into Anderson Creek [13]
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Equinix data center has been operating in Secaucus since 2001 [12]
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Equinix hired Clean Harbors to lead remediation of diesel spill [12]
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Spill was contained before reaching main Hackensack River according to DEP [12]
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Approximately 5,000 gallons of Diesel No. 2 spilled from Equinix tank into Anderson Creek tributary of Hackensack River [12]
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Equinix data center in Secaucus detected diesel fuel leak on Friday September 11, 2026 from on site storage tank [12]
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About 3,500 gallons recovered by September 14 [9]
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Diesel contaminated Anderson Creek in Meadowlands, stopped short of Hackensack River [9]
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More than 5,000 gallons of No. 2 diesel escaped from storage tank at Equinix data center in Secaucus [9]
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NJDEP estimated cleanup would continue for several days [11]
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Diesel was contained in Anderson Creek and did not reach the Hackensack River [11]
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Approximately 3,500 gallons of diesel recovered by cleanup crews as of Monday after incident [11]
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More than 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel leaked from Equinix data center storage tank into Anderson Creek tributary [11]
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Thousands of gallons of diesel fuel spilled from AI data center in Secaucus [8]
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Diesel fuel spill contained; did not reach Hackensack River, contained in Anderson Creek tributary [10]
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Approximately 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel discharged from Equinix data center storage tank in Secaucus [10]
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Equinix lists Equinix NY2, Equinix NY3, Equinix NY4, Equinix NY5, Equinix NY6 at Secaucus, New Jersey on its own page of data center locations, read September 14, 2026. [2]
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Equinix data center in Secaucus spilled approximately 5000 gallons of diesel fuel into unnamed tributary of Hackensack River [19], also [13], also Daily Mail local outlet , also Newser local outlet
Mayor Michael Gonnelli said the leak stemmed from broken valves used in the tank's routine filtration process
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and U.S. Coast Guard monitoring found no observed impacts to the Hackensack River or wildlife from the diesel spill.
Every statement about data centers in New Jersey, by speaker
Secaucus Mayor
Mayor Michael Gonnelli initially told local outlets the leak stemmed from a computer glitch
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection said no drinking water intakes sit near the spill site and no observed harm to local wildlife
Equinix said two broken valves used in the tank's routine filtration process caused the release
executive director of Hackensack Riverkeeper
A computer glitch caused the spill, according to Hackersack Riverkeeper executive director Bill Sheehan.
Bill Sheehan, Hackensack Riverkeeper, estimated 5,500 gallons spilled
Hackensack Riverkeeper
Anderson Creek is a tidal tributary in the New Jersey Meadowlands with approximately 52 acres of tidal marsh
Hackersack Riverkeeper
Bill Sheehan, Hackensack Riverkeeper, stated data centers have operated in Meadowlands for decades without issue but recent growth has left him more worried
Equinix said it was conducting full investigation to determine root cause and prevent recurrence
Secaucus Mayor Michael Gonnelli said the leak was caused by a computer glitch
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
New Jersey DEP confirmed no water intakes in area contaminated and no wildlife impacts reported
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
No drinking water intakes are immediately affected by the diesel spill
Bill Sheehan, Hackensack Riverkeeper
Computer glitch caused the diesel fuel spill at Equinix data center
Ben Dziobek of Climate Revolution Action Network called for statewide moratorium on data centers
Diesel fuel leaked from a storage tank at the Equinix data center in Secaucus
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Not disclosed. No source on file gives its capacity, its acreage or a count of buildings. What the record holds instead is under Disclosed.
Equinix is the developer, source. No construction contractor is named on the record yet.
Not disclosed. No source on file names a tenant, says whether the site is single or multi tenant, or states what it is for. The record keeps the use as not disclosed until one does; see Who it serves.
Power: not disclosed by any source on file. Water: not disclosed by any source on file.
It is running, since September 13, 2026. The newest entry, reported September 17, 2026: Equinix said the facility has operated since 2001 [16].
No decision by Secaucus or Hudson County about data centers is on the record. The Hudson County page and the New Jersey scorecard list every rated row the day a person publishes one.
Not disclosed by any source on file: how much power it needs, how much water it would use, how loud it would be, jobs once it runs, tax it would pay each year, who is constructing it, how much land, where its power comes from, grid connection, how it is cooled. No missing primary document is listed for this record yet; What the record lacks is where one appears when a person names it.
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Data Center Record, "Equinix Secaucus", https://datacenterrecord.org/projects/equinix-secaucus-nj, last verified September 25, 2026.
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