1 data center project in Andover Township
Who decides here: the Township Committee or Council of Andover Township votes on zoning. The Sussex County may review big projects too.
In Andover Township
Local votes and rules
⚖️ Court case
National Land Developers sued Andover Township in state court to throw out the data center ban. It says nothing changed between May 7 (when the township proposed rules for data centers) and May 12 (when it moved to ban them).
🚫 Ban
Andover Township banned data centers in all zones (Ordinance 2026-13). This reversed a 2025 zoning change that had allowed them near the old Newton Airport on Stickles Pond Road.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Andover 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
Depending on where you live in Andover Township: Jersey Central Power & Light Co. (company) or Sussex Rural Electric Co-op Inc. (not available).
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
- How big (in MW) would the data center have been?
- Will the court uphold the township ban?