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No project in Bernards Township, but 1 nearby

Who decides here: the Township Committee or Council of Bernards Township votes on zoning. The Somerset County may review big projects too.

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Stopped or cancelledabout 14 miles away

Data center in the Jersey Avenue / Sandford Street redevelopment plan

New Brunswick, Middlesex County

🕒 Feb 18, 2026: City Council voted 5-0 to take the data center out of the redevelopment plan and require…

Local votes and rules

🚫 Ban

Bernards Township unanimously adopted Ordinance 2599, banning data centers in all zones and removing 'data processing centers' from the office zones. It covers colocation, cloud, server farms and crypto mining. Hospitals, public safety sites and small server rooms are exempt.

June 23, 2026Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

What you can do

  1. Get told first.
    We'll email you if anything changes in Bernards Township.
  2. Go to township meetings.
    Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing.
  3. Ask questions in writing.
    Use our checklist.
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We'll email you when something changes in Bernards Township. Nothing else.

⚡ Your electric company

Jersey Central Power & Light 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.