DataOne / Nebius AI data center (East Vineland Industrial Park)
Also called: Nebius New Jersey, DataOne Vineland, LLC
DataOne is building a large AI data center in Vineland for Nebius, which sells computing power to Microsoft. It is planned to grow to 300 MW, about as much power as a mid-size city, and to make most of its own power with gas fuel cells. Many residents worry about noise, water and pollution.
Where things stand: Phase 1 building is nearly done. Planning board approved the changed Phase 2 plan 8-1 on Aug. 17, 2026; state permits still needed. The city issued stop-work orders on fuel cells.
🕒 Latest update (Aug 17, 2026): Planning Board approved the changed Phase 2 plan 8-1 near midnight. No resident spoke in favor.
What we know
- 📍 WhereFormer Silica Sands golf course area near 4031 South Lincoln Avenue, at Lincoln and Sheridan avenues (East Vineland Industrial Park), Vineland, Cumberland County
- 🏢 CompanyDataOne Vineland, LLC
- 🏛️ Owned byDataOne
- 👤 Built forNebius (computing for Microsoft)
- ⚡ Power it needs300 megawatts (about as much as 240,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromMostly on-site Bloom Energy fuel cells that run on natural gas, with a 1.5-million-gallon liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank as backup.
- 💧 WaterCity of Vineland water · 21,900 gallons a day
- ❄️ CoolingChiller building, over 400 cooling fans and misting spray (WHYY)
- 💸 Tax breaksThe city approved a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) deal in January 2026 (reported by Crypto Briefing).
- 👷 Jobs promised200
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Which state DEP permits (air, LNG tank) does the Phase 2 plan still need, and when will DEP decide? 🙋 I'll find out
- Have the city's stop-construction orders on the fuel cells been lifted? 🙋 I'll find out
- What exactly does the PILOT tax deal say, and how much will the company pay each year? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Aug 2024Vineland Planning Board first approved a large data center campus plan for the site (about 2.6 million sq ft in phases over up to 12 years).
- March 2025Nebius announced an AI data center in Vineland with DataOne, growing in phases up to 300 MW.
- July 2025Planning board approved an amended plan with DataOne as the applicant.
- Jan 2026City approved a five-year PILOT tax deal for the project.
- Feb 24, 2026An environmental impact statement was released, after construction had already begun.
- Aug 5, 2026Vineland Planning Board special hearing at the Landis Theatre on the changed Phase 2 plan (a 587,980 sq ft building, fuel cell power areas, a chiller building, an LNG tank and a water treatment plant). No vote that night.
- Aug 13, 2026City building officials issued a second stop-construction order, for Bloom fuel cells and an LNG tank put in without permits.
- Aug 17, 2026Planning Board approved the changed Phase 2 plan 8-1 near midnight. No resident spoke in favor.
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
Vineland's planning board voted 8-1, near midnight, to approve the changed second phase of the DataOne/Nebius AI data center. It includes Bloom fuel cells running on natural gas and a 1.5 million gallon LNG tank. State air permits are still needed. No resident spoke in favor.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Vineland planning board approves 2nd phase of 300-megawatt data center plan · WHYY · Aug 18, 2026
- Vineland planning board votes to approve phase 2 of controversial data center · NBC10 Philadelphia · Aug 18, 2026
- Planning Board special meeting agenda, Aug. 5, 2026 · City of Vineland · Aug 5, 2026
- Nebius' Vineland data center hit with second stop-construction order over unpermitted fuel cells · Crypto Briefing · Aug 13, 2026
- Data Centers Invading NJ Through Redevelopment Loophole · Pinelands Alliance · 2026
- AI infrastructure group will build 300-MW data center in New Jersey · POWER Magazine · March 2025
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