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.
Middletown 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 Middletown Township.
pending · Middletown TownshipMiddletown's proposed Ordinance 2026-3536 would prohibit data centers in every zoning district.Middletown Township Ordinance 2026-3536 (2026)
What this means
If enacted, Ordinance 2026-3536 would prohibit data centers as a land use in every Middletown zoning district, effectively barring new data center development anywhere in the township (“prohibited in all zoning districts”). The sources do not say whether existing facilities could continue operating, but the proposed townshipwide ban makes the measure an outright restriction on creating data centers.
People behind it
- Middletown Township Committee
Introduced Ordinance 2026-3536, which would prohibit data centers in all zoning districts.
- Mayor Perry
Moved the motion to pass the ordinance on first reading.
- Deputy Mayor Hibell
Seconded the motion to pass the ordinance on first reading.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
Would prohibit data centers as a permitted land use in every Middletown zoning district; the sources describe no exceptions.
Sources
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