New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators
New Jersey fined DataOne $1.1 million for running 62 unpermitted gas generators at its Vineland AI data center.
New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection fined DataOne $1.1 million for operating unpermitted gas generators at its Vineland data center, which neighbors say powers Microsoft AI tools including Copilot. Thermal imagery showed 45 of 62 generators running at 1,982 kW, far above the 37 kW permit threshold. DataOne has 45 days to apply for permits and may keep operating meanwhile; the company said it will apply and disagreed with the fine. New Jersey has also ended data-center tax credits that previously offered about $250 million in incentives.
- DEP fined DataOne $1.1 million, its largest data-center penalty in New Jersey.
- Forty-five of 62 generators ran at 1,982 kW without required permits.
- DataOne may keep operating for 45 days while applying for permits.
- The Vineland site powers Microsoft AI tools, including Copilot.
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