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.
Union Township
Strongly Anti-Data Center Policies
Union Township’s enacted ordinance prohibits AI data centers, as defined by state law, in every zoning district, preventing their construction or operation there.
current law · Township of UnionProhibits AI data centers in all zoning districts by adding them to the Township’s list of prohibited uses and defining the term by reference to New Jersey law.New Jersey Ordinance No. 5915 (2026)
What this means
If enacted, the ordinance would prohibit AI data centers in every zoning district, effectively preventing their construction or operation in the township (“prohibits AI Data Centers in all zoning districts”). The ban is limited to AI data centers as defined by state law, but it is still an outright ban for that category.
People behind it
- Township Committee of the Township of Union
Identified as the body that introduced and proposed the ordinance.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
The ordinance prohibits AI data centers in all zoning districts, with no exceptions stated, by adding them to the Township’s list of prohibited uses (prohibits AI Data Centers in all zoning districts).
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