Incident #1709
New Jersey Regulators Found DataOne Operated 62 Unpermitted Natural-Gas Generators at Vineland AI Data Center
Description
In July 2026, New Jersey inspectors found 62 unpermitted 2,000-kW natural-gas generators powering DataOne's Vineland data center, which has an agreement to provide AI computing power to Microsoft. The state later fined DataOne $1.07 million under the Air Pollution Control Act. Residents also reported persistent noise and raised concerns about air emissions; DataOne disputed the state's decision.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- dataone
- data-center-operators
Alleged Developers
- data-center-developers
Harmed Parties
- residents-living-near-data-centers
- public-health
- general-public-of-new-jersey
- general-public
- environmental-quality