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Millville AI and Large-Scale Data Center Ban

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Millville, New Jersey, United States

Source: NJ.com

Project
Approved

Millville city commissioners approved an ordinance banning artificial intelligence and other large-scale data centers to prevent potential negative impacts such as high electricity and water usage, noise, pollution, and rising energy costs. The ordinance also blocks developers from reclassifying data centers to bypass zoning rules and prevents existing buildings from being converted into data cent

Status
Prospective
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Warehouse, Data Center
Location
Millville, New Jersey, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
NJ.com

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The project “Millville AI and Large-Scale Data Center Ban” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Millville, New Jersey, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from NJ.com.

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2026-07-22

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Millville city commissioners approved an ordinance banning artificial intelligence and other large-scale data centers to prevent potential negative impacts such as high electricity and water usage, noise, pollution, and rising energy costs. The ordinance also blocks developers from reclassifying data centers to bypass zoning rules and prevents existing buildings from being converted into data centers. This action was taken preemptively before any formal proposals were presented to the city.

Original sector

Technology & Computing

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

New Jersey

City

Millville

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NJ.com

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Sector

Water Supply and Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Warehouse, Data Center

Article published date

2026-05-23

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