Governor
Gov. Mikie Sherrill called the fine the largest enforcement action against a data center in New Jersey's history.
Data centers in Cumberland County, New Jersey
Cumberland County has 1 data center on the record; it is proposed. No county rule about data centers is on the record for Cumberland County itself; 1 body inside it has a scorecard row. The latest decision on the record: DataOne installed 62 gas generators without required air pollution permits (Vineland), September 23, 2026.
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The data center in Cumberland County
Each row is one site with its stage, its latest dated entry and what its sources disclose. A figure no source gives reads Not disclosed.
Nebius AI Data Center (Vineland)
Vineland, Cumberland County · DataOne
Latest, reported September 24, 2026: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection inspected DataOne facility in Vineland on July 29, 2026 and found 62 stationary natural gas generators operating without required preconstruction permits and operating certificates. timesofindia.indiatimes.com local outlet
- Land
- 107 acresthird party estimate
- Power
- 300 MWthird party estimate
- Water
- 20,000,000 gallons a yearthird party estimate
- Tenant
- Nebius Group / Microsoft
Where
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1 data center in Cumberland County: proposed. A dashed edge means the exact site is not in the public record; every pin here marks a town or the county.
The cities in Cumberland County on the record (1)
| City | Projects | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Vineland | 1 | 1 |
What Cumberland County has decided
1 body, 4 decisions on the recordWhat the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement behind its toggle, newest first, with its source.
Reported: the source's date; the item names no day of its own.
- Vinelandcity
DataOne installed 62 gas generators without required air pollution permits, reported September 23, 2026.
4 acts on this row
- event
DataOne installed 62 gas generators without required air pollution permits
- event
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection fined DataOne more than 1 million dollars for operating 62 natural gas powered generators without a permit at the Vineland data center.
Also reported by 1 source
- njspotlightnews.org local outlet
- approval
Vineland Planning Board voted 8-1 to approve the project's second phase
- litigation
Local residents filed lawsuit in New Jersey state court over noise pollution from data center
- event
What happened
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· Vineland
Scorecard event: DataOne installed 62 gas generators without required air pollution permits nbcphiladelphia.com local outlet
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· Vineland
Scorecard event: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection fined DataOne more than 1 million dollars for operating 62 natural gas powered generators without a permit at the Vineland data center. whyy.org local outlet
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· Vineland
Approval: Vineland Planning Board voted 8-1 to approve the project's second phase nj1015.com local outlet
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· Nebius AI Data Center (Vineland)
Now reported: DataOne Campus in Vineland accused of running 45 gas generators without permits communitynews.org local outlet
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· Vineland
Litigation: Local residents filed lawsuit in New Jersey state court over noise pollution from data center latitudemedia.com local outlet
What was said
Ed Potosnak, NJDEP Commissioner, called this the largest action ever taken against a data center in New Jersey
Environmental advocates including Pinelands Alliance renewed calls for a statewide moratorium on data center construction
Andrew Groetsch noticed his daughter's windows vibrating in September 2025 from data center noise
Every New Jersey statement, by speaker
4 more statements on this page
Bruce Buckheit, former EPA chief of air enforcement, said the situation appears to break federal law
Nebius executives said the fuel cell power solution would have no significant impact on the project development timeline
Nick Amicucci, Evercore ISI analyst, reiterated bullish view on Bloom Energy, with $350 price target
Disclosed figures
300 MW power, water from 1 record
Power, water, jobs and tax
| Figure | Disclosed total | Disclosed | Not disclosed | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 300 MW | 1 | 0 | 1 third party estimate | |
| Water, stated per year | 20,000,000 gallons a year | 1 | 0 | 1 third party estimate | |
| Permanent jobs | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Tax each year | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record |
Summed only where a record disclosed the figure; a record with no figure adds nothing and is counted as not disclosed. Water is summed per day and per year separately, as the sources stated it, and never converted. A tax claim given as a range is summed at both ends.
By what the facilities are for
| Use | Records | Power | Water | Jobs | Tax each year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not disclosed | 1 | 300 MW | 20,000,000 gallons a year | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed: jobs, tax each year |
A record that lists several uses counts once under each. Each cell is the sum over the records with that use, disclosed rows only.
What the facilities are for
No source on file states what any of the 1 tracked facility in Cumberland County is for.
How the facilities are cooled
No source on file states how any of the 1 tracked facility in Cumberland County is cooled.
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Data centers in Cumberland County, New Jersey", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/nj/cumberland-county, updated September 25, 2026.
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Data Center Record, "Data center records in Cumberland County, New Jersey", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/nj/cumberland-county. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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For researchers
- Place id
- us/nj/cumberland-county
- Level
- county
- Census GEOID
- Not disclosed
- Rating value
- Not disclosed
- Scale word
- Not disclosed