No project in North Plainfield Borough, but 2 nearby
Who decides here: the Borough Council of North Plainfield Borough votes on zoning. The Somerset County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Stopped or cancelledabout 9 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…
Being builtabout 10 miles awayCoreWeave AI data center at the former Merck campus (NEST)
Kenilworth, Union County
27 acres · for CoreWeave
🕒 Nov 2025: NJ Economic Development Authority approved a $250 million tax credit for the 250 MW proj…
Local votes and rules
🚫 Ban
North Plainfield 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
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in North Plainfield Borough. - Go to borough meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Public Service Electric & Gas 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.