The Data Center Divide
A policy snapshot ahead of the 2026 midterms. Mapping data center incentives, restrictions, and bans through legislation, regulations, and executive actions across all 50 states and 1,462 local jurisdictions.
Edgewater Park Township
Mixed Data Center Policies
New Jersey requires large data centers to cover much of their electricity costs and offer demand flexibility; reporting and construction rules add paperwork and costs. Tax incentives are available only to qualifying projects, while regulators study possible electricity-cost effects.
Rating and summary from New Jersey statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Edgewater Park Township.
pending · Township of Edgewater ParkProposes to prohibit data centers in all zoning districts by amending the Township’s land development and zoning code; the ordinance was introduced on June 16, 2026.Edgewater Park Township Ordinance 2026-06 — Data Centers (2026)
What this means
If enacted, the ordinance would make data centers a prohibited use in every zone, effectively barring new data center development in the township. The source does not say whether existing facilities could continue operating.
People behind it
- Township Committee of the Township of Edgewater Park
Introduced Ordinance No. 2026-02 concerning affordable housing and Ordinance No. 2026-06 designating data centers as prohibited uses.
- Planning Board of the Township of Edgewater Park
Administered the measures' required land-use and Master Plan consistency reviews and adopted resolutions concerning them.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
Data centers are designated as a prohibited use in all zones within the Township of Edgewater Park.
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