The Data Center Divide
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Verona 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 Verona Township.
pending · Township of VeronaThis ordinance amends Verona Township's zoning code to define data centers and prohibit all data centers and related uses in every zoning district.Verona Township Ordinance No. 2026-___, Data Center Prohibition Ordinance (2026)
What this means
If enacted, this would prohibit data centers and related uses in every zoning district in Verona, effectively preventing new construction and expansion there (prohibited in all zone districts). It excludes small server or network rooms that are accessory to another main use, but that exception does not change the ban’s overall effect.
People behind it
- Township Council of Verona
Proposed and enacted the ordinance amending the Township zoning code to prohibit data centers in all zone districts.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
Prohibits all data centers, as defined by the ordinance, and any uses related to them in every zoning district in Verona. The prohibition applies to facilities primarily devoted to storing, processing, managing, transmitting, hosting, or exchanging digital information, along with necessary accessory infrastructure; it does not include server rooms, telecommunications rooms, network closets, or similar equipment accessory to another principal use. The ordinance takes effect immediately upon passage and publication as provided by law.
Benefits & exceptionsHide benefits & exceptions1
Accessory server rooms, telecommunications rooms, network closets, and similar equipment serving another principal use are excluded from the definition of “data center,” so they are not prohibited by this measure. This exclusion does not authorize them if they are restricted by other zoning or regulations.
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