What changed in data centers this week.
Atlas research for the week of October 26, 2026, through October 29, 2026. Source review dates and physical events keep their separate meanings.
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Counts describe this research collection. A label review is not a physical transition, an added record is not a new building, and a scheduled date does not establish that an event happened. Method and source rules.
Scheduled dates ahead.
Data Center Fair Share Act stakeholder comment meeting. Scheduled November 4, 2026 at 10:00 local time as published.
BPU staff schedules a structured public comment meeting on large data center tariff requirements in docket EO26080463. Registration is requested at least forty eight hours in advance; speaking opportunities of up to three minutes may be requested. No final tariff approval or project permission is established.
Moratorium and restriction source reviews.
Ban record: adopted current status unverified. Sources checked October 28, 2026.
Official title designates data centers nonpermitted in all Township zones. Do not infer closure of an existing facility.
Final passage notice reports October19 2026 adoption after July13 introduction. Scanned packet page4 inconsistently labels July13 adoption and August17 hearing; page5 has blank final adoption fields. Dates conflict, so no exact adoption or effect day is selected. Current exceptions and operative text completeness unverified.
Ban record: adopted current status unverified. Sources checked October 28, 2026.
Prohibits principal data centers in all zoning districts. Accessory server rooms solely supporting the principal use remain permitted inside its building, limited to10percent of gross floor area or2000squarefeet, whichever is less.
Original enacted instrument and current exceptions not independently verified. Publication day is not adopted_on. Warehouse, flex and research classifications are not alternative authorization. No existing operating closure inferred.
Only matched, sourced records are shown. Missing documentation is not proof of no projects, concerns, hearings or local restrictions. Dates in the original sources can precede the Atlas check.
Updated . What changed: Dated page documentation. Individual source dates remain with the evidence.