New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators

bell-cot

> ... first spotted ‘some type of unit’ on satellite imagery ... > According to the NYT, the “tractor-trailer-size” generators were “impossible to miss” and certainly were not there when inspectors last visited in December 2025. Just how lax is NJ's regulation, for violations to be noticed from space, after a billion-dollar construction project received no inspections for 9 months?

sagarm

> transitioning to low emission quiet fuel cells Does this technology even exist? The lies are getting more brazen.

lovich

1.1 million dollars and they are still allowed to run the gas generators? I think this is inaccurately called a fine when it sounds like a retroactively applied permit fee to operate.

herewego

A $1.1M fine is a laughable penalty to a data center operator. Meanwhile, DataOne is allowed to operate the gas generators while they pursue permits... good job NJ.

xrd

Wasn't colossus (Musk/grok) data center in Nashville powered by gas generators? And, xai just ignored the environmental regulation preventing it? Am I misremembering?

ChiperSoft

Should be a million per week until the generators are removed

dam_jackalopes

"Backlash was immediate, however, when Vineland’s mayor and council proposed giving DataOne a $6.2 million loan." These poor data center operators do really need a hand up after all. Incredible. Of all of the things your municipality could use its development funds on, this would not make my shortlist.

etempleton

1.1 million? You are basically telling them that they made the right choice to break the law.

MiroslavPokorny

I never understood how the dutch tulip craze started, i still dont understand why people think generating AI videos of cats and rainbows are so valuable.