Jersey City Introduces Law To Ban Data Centers

Jersey City introduces legislation to ban new data center construction within city limits, citing concerns over power consumption, water usage, and displacement of residential development. The ordinance represents a significant regulatory shift restricting infrastructure buildout in a major northeast corridor hub. If you're siting data centres in the northeast, Jersey City just closed. Watch which other cities follow—this model spreads fast once one mayor moves, and your site pipeline just got narrower in a region you probably already had pencilled in.