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.
Lawrence 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 Lawrence Township.
pending · Lawrence TownshipLawrence Ordinance 2528-26 proposes to make data centers expressly prohibited in every zoning district, with exclusions for incidental computing and protections for variance applications, lawful nonconforming uses and expressly permissive redevelopment plans.Lawrence Township Ordinance No. 2528-26 (2026)
People behind it
- Bonnie Giglio
Councilwoman; minutes state she wrote this Ordinance.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements2
Would prohibit data centers in every district as principal use, accessory use, or conditional use.
Broad definition includes colocation facility, hyperscale data centers, cloud, cryptocurrency mining and AI computing.
Benefits & exceptionsHide benefits & exceptions3
Would exclude equipment customary, subordinate, and incidental to a lawful principal use.
Would preserve an application for a use variance and existing lawful nonconforming use protections.
Expressly permissive redevelopment plans shall govern unless and until amended.
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