New Jersey city spurns data centre as defiance spreadsAmzak Capital Management had planned to build its data centre complex on the site of a former automotive plant. NEW BRUNSWICK (UNITED STATES) - Residents of a New Jersey city mobilised within days to kill a planned data centre -- and now activists nationwide want to know how they did it. Once operational, data centres typically employ very few workers on site. -A boom in generative AI has sent data centre demand skyrocketing, with dozens of projects springing up across the United States. In New Jersey -- the most densely populated state in the country -- numerous bills to regulate data centres are under consideration.

Source: Bangkok Post April 10, 2026 15:12 UTC