AI data center sites in New Jersey
21 New Jersey counties scored on transmission, the interconnection queue, power price and tax. Updated October 18, 2026.
Open a county for its queue requests, substations, plants and data centers.
| County | Score | Pipeline | Power price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 4 GW | 15.2¢/kWh | |
| 56 | 1.3 GW | 15.2¢/kWh | |
| 56 | 360 MW | 15.2¢/kWh | |
| 53 | 14 GW | 15.2¢/kWh | |
| 49 | 761 MW | 15.2¢/kWh | |
| 47 | 82 MW | 15.2¢/kWh | |
| 46 | 3.2 GW | 15.2¢/kWh | |
| 46 | 1.1 GW | 15.2¢/kWh | |
| 45 | 3 MW | 15.2¢/kWh | |
| 43 | 630 MW | 15.2¢/kWh | |
| 41 | 5.8 GW | 15.2¢/kWh | |
| 41 | 170 MW | 15.2¢/kWh | |
| 38 | 8 MW | 15.2¢/kWh | |
| 37 | 424 MW | 15.2¢/kWh | |
| 34 | 834 MW | 15.2¢/kWh | |
| 33 | 48 MW | 15.2¢/kWh | |
| 33 | 35 MW | 15.2¢/kWh | |
| 32 | 84 MW | 15.2¢/kWh | |
| 31 | 407 MW | 15.2¢/kWh | |
| 29 | - | 15.2¢/kWh | |
| 26 | 884 MW | 15.2¢/kWh |
Pipeline: active generation and storage requests in the ISO queue, or EIA planned plants where larger (outside the ISOs). Top kV: highest substation voltage. Power price: the state's industrial average. DCs: GPU colocation, mining sites and AI campuses.
What the data shows
The strongest New Jersey counties for a large AI load are Middlesex County (64), Salem County (56) and Hudson County (56) on the site score. New Jersey sits in PJM and NYISO; its ISO queues hold 34 GW of active generation and storage requests, 2.8 GW of them with a signed interconnection agreement, and it has 19 substations at 345 kV and up.
Industrial power averaged 15.2¢/kWh (EIA, July 2026 YTD), against 13.7¢/kWh a year earlier, the 41st lowest of the 50 states and DC. New Jersey has no data center-specific sales tax exemption. We track 2 AI campuses and 30 GPU-ready colocation facilities here.
Top 6 counties in detail
1. Middlesex CountyPJM
Site score 64 of 100
- Transmission
- 25/25
- Generation pipeline
- 14/20
- Industrial power price
- 9/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 11/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 0/10
- Data center activity
- 5/10
- Market
- PJM
- Queue (active)
- 4 GW
- Agreement signed
- 0 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 16 MW
- Top substation
- 500 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 20
- Operating plants
- 3.1 GW
- Retired or retiring
- 154 MW
- Industrial power, NJ
- 15.2¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- None
Largest queue requests
| Project | Point of interconnection | MW | Type | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deans 500 kVPJM AI1-109, in service 2029-12 | Deans 500 kV | 1,310 | Wind | In study |
| Werner 230 kVPJM AI1-111, in service 2029-12 | Werner 230 kV | 1,310 | Wind | In study |
| Deans 500 kVPJM AG2-055, in service 2027-11 | Deans 500 kV | 1,300 | Wind | In study |
| Sand Hills - Brunswick 69 kVPJM AH1-043, in service 2024-05 | Sand Hills - Brunswick 69 kV | 90 | Storage | In study |
Substations, 115 kV and up
- SAYREVILLE · 9 lines500 kV
- DEANS · 7 lines500 kV
- METUCHEN · 8 lines230 kV
- SEWAREN · 6 lines230 kV
- WOODBRIDGE · 6 lines230 kV
- BRUNSWICK · 5 lines230 kV
- MIDDLESEX · 5 lines230 kV
- LAKE NELSON · 4 lines230 kV
Planned, retiring and retired plants
- Parlin Power Plant · Gas, retired 2023135 MW
Data centers, AI campuses and mining sites
- Digital Realty Piscataway campus · GPU colocation, Piscataway, 92 MW
- QTS Data Centers Piscataway · GPU colocation, Piscataway, 54 MW
- Iron Mountain Data Centers NJ-2 · GPU colocation, Edison, 20 MW
- DataBank EWR2 · GPU colocation, Piscataway, 3 MW
- Equinix NY11 · GPU colocation, Carteret
Colocation from our GPU colocation list; mining sites from the miner AI conversion tracker.
2. Salem CountyPJM
Site score 56 of 100
- Transmission
- 25/25
- Generation pipeline
- 10/20
- Industrial power price
- 9/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 13/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 0/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- PJM
- Queue (active)
- 1.3 GW
- Agreement signed
- 194 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 3 MW
- Top substation
- 500 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 5
- Operating plants
- 3.7 GW
- Retired or retiring
- 425 MW
- Industrial power, NJ
- 15.2¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- None
Largest queue requests
| Project | Point of interconnection | MW | Type | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard 230kVPJM AH2-333, in service 2025-12 | Orchard 230kV | 415 | Storage | In study |
| Chambers 230 kVPJM AG2-451, in service 2024-06 | Chambers 230 kV | 240 | Storage | In study |
| Chambers 230kVPJM AH2-132, in service 2024-06 | Chambers 230kV | 240 | Storage | In study |
| Pilesgrove Solar ProjectPJM AE1-229, in service 2026-12 | Deepwater-Upper Pittsgrove 138 kV | 149 | Solar | Agreement signed |
| Mannington 230 kVPJM AG2-032, in service 2023-12 | Mannington 230 kV | 60 | Solar or wind + storage | In study |
| Churchtown - Upper Pittsgrove 138 kVPJM AG2-616, in service 2023-12 | Churchtown - Upper Pittsgrove 138 kV | 50 | Solar | In study |
| Horse Run Solar IPJM AF1-208, in service 2028-12 | Laurel-Roadstown 69 kV | 45 | Solar or wind + storage | Agreement signed |
| Fenwick Creek 69 kVPJM AG2-035, in service 2021-12 | Fenwick Creek 69 kV | 33 | Solar | In study |
Substations, 115 kV and up
- HOPE CREEK · 4 lines500 kV
- ORCHARD STATION · 2 lines500 kV
- PEDRICKTOWN · 2 lines230 kV
- CHAMBERS · 2 lines230 kV
- CHURCHTOWN · 2 lines230 kV
- DEEPWATER · 2 lines138 kV
- UPPER PITTSGROVE · 1 lines138 kV
Planned, retiring and retired plants
- Chambers Cogeneration LP · Coal, retired 2022285 MW
- Pedricktown Cogeneration Company LP · Gas, retired 2022140 MW
3. Hudson CountyNYISO
Site score 56 of 100
- Transmission
- 22/25
- Generation pipeline
- 7/20
- Industrial power price
- 9/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 8/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 0/10
- Data center activity
- 10/10
- Market
- NYISO
- Queue (active)
- 360 MW
- Agreement signed
- 350 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 0 MW
- Top substation
- 345 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 7
- Operating plants
- 1.3 GW
- Retired or retiring
- 6 MW
- Industrial power, NJ
- 15.2¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- None
Largest queue requests
| Project | Point of interconnection | MW | Type | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Energy Storage FacilityPJM AF1-245, in service 2028-12 | Hudson 230 kV | 200 | Storage | Agreement signed |
| Two Rivers StoragePJM AF2-415, in service 2028-05 | Bergen 138 kV | 150 | Storage | Agreement signed |
| Railroad Avenue Energy StoragePJM AF2-416, in service 2026-06 | Bergen 26 kV | 10 | Storage | Suspended |
Substations, 115 kV and up
- PENHORN · 10 lines345 kV
- HOMESTEAD · 4 lines345 kV
- NORTH BERGEN · 4 lines345 kV
- BAYONNE SWITCHING STATION · 3 lines345 kV
- KEARNY · 5 lines230 kV
- PENHORN · 4 lines230 kV
- TURNPIKE · 4 lines230 kV
Data centers, AI campuses and mining sites
- CoreSite NY3 · GPU colocation, Secaucus, liquid cooling
- Centersquare EWR2 · GPU colocation, Weehawken, 20.7 MW
- Centersquare EWR5 · GPU colocation, Secaucus, 11.6 MW
- Equinix NY2 · GPU colocation, Secaucus
- Equinix NY3 · GPU colocation, Secaucus
- Equinix NY4 · GPU colocation, Secaucus
- Equinix NY5 · GPU colocation, Secaucus
- Equinix NY6 · GPU colocation, Secaucus
- Equinix NY7 · GPU colocation, North Bergen
- Evocative EWR1 · GPU colocation, Secaucus, 10 MW
- H5 Data Centers New Jersey (Secaucus) · GPU colocation, Secaucus
Colocation from our GPU colocation list; mining sites from the miner AI conversion tracker.
4. Monmouth CountyPJM
Site score 53 of 100
- Transmission
- 25/25
- Generation pipeline
- 16/20
- Industrial power price
- 9/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 3/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 0/10
- Data center activity
- 1/10
- Market
- PJM
- Queue (active)
- 14 GW
- Agreement signed
- 15 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 0 MW
- Top substation
- 500 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 9
- Operating plants
- 135 MW
- Retired or retiring
- 3 MW
- Industrial power, NJ
- 15.2¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- None
Largest queue requests
| Project | Point of interconnection | MW | Type | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larrabee 230 kVPJM AI2-129, in service 2030-02 | Larrabee 230 kV | 2,250 | Wind | In study |
| Larrabee 230 kVPJM AI1-001, in service 2029-10 | Larrabee 230 kV | 2,100 | Wind | In study |
| Smithburg 500 kVPJM AI1-046, in service 2031-12 | Smithburg 500 kV | 1,600 | Wind | In study |
| Larrabee Collector 230 kVPJM AJ1-015, in service 2030-05 | Larrabee Collector 230 kV | 1,342 | Wind | In study |
| Larrabee 230 kV VPJM AI1-110, in service 2029-12 | Larrabee 230 kV V | 1,310 | Wind | In study |
| Larrabee 230 kV IVPJM AH1-557, in service 2029-10 | Larrabee 230 kV IV | 1,300 | Wind | In study |
| Larrabee 230 kVPJM AI2-130, in service 2030-02 | Larrabee 230 kV | 1,300 | Wind | In study |
| Oceanview Wind 3 230 kVPJM AH1-506, in service 2028-12 | Oceanview Wind 3 230 kV | 730 | Wind | In study |
Substations, 115 kV and up
- SMITHBURG · 9 lines500 kV
- ATLANTIC · 8 lines230 kV
- LARRABEE · 7 lines230 kV
- FRENEAU · 5 lines230 kV
- ATLANTIC · 3 lines230 kV
- ATLANTIC · 2 lines230 kV
- MILHURST SOLAR · 2 lines230 kV
- ENGLISHTOWN · 2 lines230 kV
Data centers, AI campuses and mining sites
- NJFX Wall Township campus · GPU colocation, Wall Township, 10 MW
Colocation from our GPU colocation list; mining sites from the miner AI conversion tracker.
5. Bergen CountyPJM
Site score 49 of 100
- Transmission
- 22/25
- Generation pipeline
- 7/20
- Industrial power price
- 9/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 9/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 0/10
- Data center activity
- 2/10
- Market
- PJM
- Queue (active)
- 761 MW
- Agreement signed
- 25 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 0 MW
- Top substation
- 345 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 10
- Operating plants
- 1.4 GW
- Retired or retiring
- 91 MW
- Industrial power, NJ
- 15.2¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- None
Largest queue requests
| Project | Point of interconnection | MW | Type | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen 138kVPJM AH2-194, in service 2026-04 | Bergen 138kV | 736 | Gas | In study |
| Bergen Generating StationPJM AB2-092, in service 2019-12 | Bergen 138kV | 25 | Gas | Agreement signed |
Substations, 115 kV and up
- BERGEN · 10 lines345 kV
- WALDWICK · 4 lines345 kV
- RAMAPO · 3 lines345 kV
- KINGSLAND · 4 lines230 kV
- MAYWOOD · 3 lines230 kV
- NEW MILFORD · 3 lines230 kV
- SADDLE BROOK · 2 lines230 kV
- LEONIA · 2 lines230 kV
Planned, retiring and retired plants
- Elmwood Park Power LLC · Gas, retired 202190 MW
Data centers, AI campuses and mining sites
- 365 Data Centers Carlstadt · GPU colocation, Carlstadt, 18 MW
- Cogent Hackensack Data Center · GPU colocation, Hackensack
Colocation from our GPU colocation list; mining sites from the miner AI conversion tracker.
6. Essex CountyPJM
Site score 47 of 100
- Transmission
- 25/25
- Generation pipeline
- 2/20
- Industrial power price
- 9/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 9/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 0/10
- Data center activity
- 2/10
- Market
- PJM
- Queue (active)
- 82 MW
- Agreement signed
- 2 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 0 MW
- Top substation
- 500 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 8
- Operating plants
- 865 MW
- Retired or retiring
- 246 MW
- Industrial power, NJ
- 15.2¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- None
Largest queue requests
| Project | Point of interconnection | MW | Type | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJ1-009PJM AJ1-009, in service 2027-12 | - | 60 | Storage | In study |
| Athenia 26 kVPJM AG2-204, in service 2022-10 | Athenia 26 kV | 20 | Storage | In study |
| West Caldwell SolarPJM AB1-021, in service 2016-12 | West Caldwell 13kV | 2 | Solar or wind + storage | Agreement signed |
Substations, 115 kV and up
- ROSELAND · 13 lines500 kV
- CEDAR GROVE · 5 lines230 kV
- ESSEX · 5 lines230 kV
- MARION DRIVE · 4 lines230 kV
- LAUREL AVE · 4 lines230 kV
- WEST CALDWELL · 4 lines230 kV
- COOK ROAD · 3 lines230 kV
- BELLEVILLE · 2 lines230 kV
Planned, retiring and retired plants
- Newark Bay Cogeneration Partnership LP · Gas, retired 2022152 MW
- PSEG Essex Generating Station · Gas, retired 202294 MW
Data centers, AI campuses and mining sites
- DataBank EWR1 · GPU colocation, Newark, 1.7 MW
- Equinix NY1 · GPU colocation, Newark
Colocation from our GPU colocation list; mining sites from the miner AI conversion tracker.
Data center tax exemption in New Jersey
No data center-specific sales tax exemption found. New Jersey's data center incentive was a tax credit, not a sales tax exemption: the Next New Jersey Program-AI (A4558/S3432, 2024) offered tax credits for large-scale AI data centers, and the 2026 End Data Center Tax Credits Act (A5165/S4390) ended the remaining uncommitted credits for new data centers while leaving CoreWeave's existing award in place.
Recent change: June 2026: NJEDA paused applications for the Next New Jersey Program-AI tax credit; the Legislature passed the End Data Center Tax Credits Act (A5165/S4390) on June 30, 2026, and Gov. Sherrill signed it in late August 2026, ending new credits for data centers.
Source: New Jersey Economic Development Authority, 2024-07-25. General information, not tax advice; ask your tax advisor.
Large-load requests in PJM
PJM forecasts its summer peak at 222,106 MW in 2036, up 65,733 MW in ten years, with large load adjustments for data center growth in 14 transmission zones, including Dominion (Virginia), AEP, ComEd and PECO. Near-term adjustments now require firm commitments, so they came down from the 2025 forecast. PJM, Jan 14, 2026
AI data centers being built in New Jersey
Busiest points of interconnection in New Jersey
| # | Point of interconnection | County | ISO | Requests | Queued MW | Mostly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larrabee 230 kV | Monmouth County, NJ | PJM | 3 | 5,650 | Wind |
| 2 | Deans 500 kV | Middlesex County, NJ | PJM | 2 | 2,610 | Wind |
| 3 | Larrabee Collector Station 230 kV | Atlantic County, NJ | PJM | 1 | 2,139 | Wind |
| 4 | Oyster Creek 230 kV | Ocean County, NJ | PJM | 2 | 1,632 | Wind |
| 5 | Smithburg 500 kV | Monmouth County, NJ | PJM | 1 | 1,600 | Wind |
| 6 | Cardiff 230 kV | Atlantic County, NJ | PJM | 1 | 1,510 | Wind |
| 7 | Larrabee Collector 230 kV | Monmouth County, NJ | PJM | 1 | 1,342 | Wind |
| 8 | Larrabee 230 kV | Ocean County, NJ | PJM | 2 | 1,327 | Wind |
| 9 | Larrabee 230 kV V | Monmouth County, NJ | PJM | 1 | 1,310 | Wind |
| 10 | Werner 230 kV | Middlesex County, NJ | PJM | 1 | 1,310 | Wind |
How the score works
Six parts out of 100: transmission (25), generation in the queue (20), the state's industrial power price (20), existing and retiring plants (15), sales tax exemption (10) and data center activity (10). The site finder's methodology prints each formula and every source with its date. Markets: PJM (Mid-Atlantic and Midwest), NYISO (New York).
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