The Data Center Divide
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Shamong 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 Shamong Township.
pending · Shamong TownshipDesignates data centers as a non-permitted use in all Township zoning districts, with a notice of adoption indicating that the ordinance was adopted on October 6, 2026.Shamong Township Ordinance 2026-3 (2026)
What this means
The ordinance would make data centers a non-permitted use in all zones, effectively blocking new data centers in Shamong. A later proposed amendment would define an accessory server room, but the sources do not indicate that it would allow standalone data centers or require existing ones to close.
Timing
Shamong Ordinance 2026-4 establishes a temporary moratorium on ALPR deployment (Flock cameras), but the provided sources do not state an expiration date, duration, ending condition, or extension provision.
People behind it
- Smith
Listed as a sponsor or co-sponsor of S662, A1059/S668, A1170/S680, A3486/S2332, and S674.
- McKeon
Listed as a sponsor or co-sponsor of S662, A1059/S668, A1170/S680, A3486/S2332, and A3747/S1662.
- Pintor Marin
Listed as a sponsor of A5327 and A4696.
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- Park
Listed as a sponsor of A5327.
- Sarlo
Listed as a sponsor or co-sponsor of A5327 and A4529/S3870.
- Greenstein
Listed as a sponsor or co-sponsor of A5327, A1056/S714, A2869/S1256, A3488/A3567/S1786, A3747/S1662, A4035/S1232, and S674.
- Inganamort
Listed as a sponsor of A1287, A1270, and ACR59/SCR106.
- Space
Listed as a sponsor or co-sponsor of A1287/S1743 and A208/S1739.
- Fantasia
Listed as a sponsor or co-sponsor of A4615/S935, A177/S1857, and A208/S1739.
- Testa
Listed as a sponsor or co-sponsor of A4615/S935, A1478/S926, and ACR59/SCR106.
- Bucco
Listed as a sponsor or co-sponsor of A4615/S935, A2463/S3722, A3852/S2468, and S683.
- Tiver
Listed as a sponsor or co-sponsor of A177/S1857, A4025/S1901, and S353.
- Azzariti Jr.
Listed as a sponsor of A907.
- Kanitra
Listed as a sponsor of A907 and A1270.
- Schepisi
Listed as a sponsor of S1986.
- DeAngelo
Listed as a sponsor or co-sponsor of A1056/S714, A1059/S668, A2463/S3722, and A4529/S3870.
- Egan
Listed as a sponsor of A1056.
- Bailey
Listed as a sponsor of A1056.
- Simmons
Listed as a sponsor of A1056.
- Burzichelli
Listed as a sponsor or co-sponsor of S714 and ACR59/SCR106.
- Kane
Listed as a sponsor of A1059.
- Kennedy
Listed as a sponsor of A1059.
- Danielsen
Listed as a sponsor of A1165 and A1170.
- Peterson
Listed as a sponsor of A1270.
- McCellan
Listed as a sponsor of A1478 and ACR59.
- Polistina
Listed as a sponsor of S926.
- Calabrese
Listed as a sponsor of A1553.
- Dunn
Listed as a sponsor of A1553, A3852/S2468, and A4454/S3720.
- McCoy
Listed as a sponsor of A2463.
- Sauickie
Listed as a sponsor of A2869, A2886, A4025, A4033, A4034, A4035/S1232, A4064, and A4461.
- Donlon
Listed as a sponsor of A2869.
- Sampson
Listed as a sponsor of A3301.
- Lopez
Listed as a sponsor of A3486/S2332 and A3488/A3567/S1786.
- Reynolds-Jackson
Listed as a sponsor of A3486.
- Singleton
Listed as a sponsor of S1786.
- Timberlake
Listed as a sponsor of S1786.
- Guardian
Listed as a sponsor of A3658.
- Cruz-Perez
Listed as a sponsor of A1072.
- Corrado
Listed as a sponsor of A1072.
- Collazos-Gill
Listed as a sponsor of A3747.
- Alixon
Listed as a sponsor of A3747.
- Zwicker
Listed as a sponsor or co-sponsor of A3747/S1662, S1658, and S3629.
- Henry
Listed as a sponsor of S484.
- Miller
Listed as a sponsor or co-sponsor of A4529/S3870.
- Walker
Listed as a sponsor or co-sponsor of A4529/S3870.
- Scutari
Listed as a sponsor or co-sponsor of A4529/S3870, S683, and ACR59/SCR106.
- Ruiz
Listed as a sponsor of S2274.
- Burgess
Listed as a sponsor of S2274.
- Steinhardt
Listed as a sponsor of S353.
- Amato
Listed as a sponsor of S3639.
- Deignan
Listed as a sponsor of S3639.
- Tesla
Listed as a sponsor of SCR106.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements16
A1170/S680 would require proposed artificial-intelligence data centers and cryptocurrency-mining facilities to submit an energy-usage plan and obtain all electricity from new clean-energy sources.
A4696/S2274 would require data-center owners or operators to submit water- and energy-usage reports to the Board of Public Utilities.
Galloway Township Ordinance 2172-2026 establishes a six-month moratorium on data centers and amends the definitions of “data center” and “computer center.”
Shamong Township Ordinance 2026-3 designates data centers as a non-permitted use in all zoning districts.
Estell Manor City Ordinance 4-2026 defines and prohibits data centers in all zoning districts.
Franklin Township Ordinance O-5-2026 prohibits data centers in all zoning districts.
North Hanover Township Ordinance 2026-09 designates data centers as a non-permitted use in all zones.
Medford Township Ordinance 2026-15 designates data centers as a nonpermitted use in all zones.
New Hanover Township Ordinance 2026-04 would designate data centers as a prohibited use in all zones.
Little Egg Harbor Township Ordinance 2026-26 would add data centers to the township’s prohibited uses.
Winslow Township Ordinance O-2026-017 prohibits data centers within the Pinelands Area.
Stafford Township Ordinance 2026-22 adds data centers to the township’s additional prohibited uses.
Upper Township Ordinance 015-2026 establishes a data-center prohibition in Chapter 20, the township’s zoning chapter.
Monroe Township Ordinance O:20-2026 removes data centers from the Hexa Builders Redevelopment Plan.
Monroe Township Ordinance O:25-2026 adds a provision prohibiting data centers.
Manchester Township Ordinance 26-48 removes data centers from the Block 62 redevelopment plan.
Benefits & exceptionsHide benefits & exceptions1
S3639 would require the Board of Public Utilities, Department of Community Affairs, and Department of Environmental Protection to establish expedited approval and permitting procedures for artificial-intelligence data centers powered by small modular nuclear reactors.
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