1 data center project in Monroe Township
Who decides here: the Township Committee or Council of Monroe Township votes on zoning. The Gloucester County may review big projects too.
In Monroe Township
Local votes and rules
⚖️ Court case
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.
✋ Turned down
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.
🚫 Ban
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.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Monroe Township. - Go to township meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Atlantic City Electric Co. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in New Jersey.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Did the planning board accept Hexa's amended application in May 2026, or declare it incomplete? News reports disagree.
- Will the approved warehouses still be built?
- Will the court keep the township's data center ban?