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Gloucester County

2 data center projects we know about. 24 townships, boroughs and cities.

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Projects

Stopped or cancelled

Hexa Builders data center on Black Horse Pike (Monroe Township, Gloucester County)

Monroe, Gloucester County

172 acres

🕒 July 6, 2026: The lawsuit was moved to federal court in Camden.

Stopped or cancelled

American Tower data center on Mantua Road (Mount Royal)

East Greenwich, Gloucester County

🕒 June 9, 2026: American Tower withdrew its application to the Planning and Zoning Board. A petition aga…

Local votes and rules

⚖️ Court case · Monroe

Hexa Builders sued Monroe Township for $300 million, calling the data center ban unconstitutional and 'arbitrary and capricious.' It was filed in Gloucester County Superior Court and moved to federal court in Camden on July 6, 2026.

June 2026Source

🚫 Ban · East Greenwich

After American Tower withdrew its plan for a small data center on a residential lot, East Greenwich adopted an ordinance that bars future data centers.

June 2026Source

✋ Turned down · Monroe

Monroe Township's planning board unanimously denied the data center part of Hexa Builders' plan. The board had to hear it because it was filed before the township's ban took effect.

May 13, 2026Source

🚫 Ban · Mantua

Mantua Township introduced Ordinance O-9-2026 on April 13 to define data centers and ban them in all zoning districts. Final vote was set for May 11, 2026. News reports list Mantua among South Jersey towns with a ban.

May 11, 2026Source

🚫 Ban · Harrison

Harrison Township adopted a ban on data centers in May 2026, according to the mayor. The final vote had been planned for May 18.

May 2026Source

🚫 Ban · Monroe

Monroe Township passed ordinances that ban data centers township-wide, while Hexa Builders was seeking approval for a data center on farmland on the Black Horse Pike.

April 22, 2026Source

🚫 Ban · Logan

Logan Township banned data centers in every zone, including turning warehouses into data centers. It came after online talk of a large AI project called 'Earth Station 76'; the mayor said the township had no formal proposal.

April 21, 2026Source

🚫 Ban · Glassboro

Glassboro is on Pinelands Alliance's list of New Jersey towns that banned data centers (as of Sept. 30, 2026). We did not find the ordinance or the vote date.

2026Source

🚫 Ban · Washington

Washington is on Pinelands Alliance's list of New Jersey towns that banned data centers (as of Sept. 30, 2026). We did not find the ordinance or the vote date.

2026Source

Find your town

In New Jersey, your borough, township or city usually decides where data centers can go.