Middlesex County, New Jersey
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Your county: 15 data center sites, 0 with a sourced job figure, 5 officials who represent them.
| Site | Status | Construction | Permanent |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataBank EWR2 (Piscataway) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| DataBank Piscataway EWR2 | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Digital Realty New York EWR11 | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Equinix NY11 | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| IO Datacenter | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Iron Mountain Data Centers NJE-1 | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Open Data Centers Piscataway | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| QTS Piscataway 1 | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| 100 Jersey Avenue Data Center | Cancelled | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Barclays Datacenter | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Centersquare EWR3 (Piscataway) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Digital Fortress PNJ (Piscataway) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| New Brunswick Data Center | Cancelled | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Optimum | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Princeton University High-Performance Computing Research Center (Forrestal Campus) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Sentinel Princeton Nurseries DC-1 (4405 Route 1) | Under construction | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Verizon Wireline Network Building | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
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Sources
- 1.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. Senate NJ result. ↩
- 2.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. House NJ-6 result. ↩
- 3.New Jersey Monitor, Oct 26, 2026, New Jersey Monitor, Oct 26, 2026 statement, Oct 26, 2026. ↩
- 4.The Daily Princetonian, The Daily Princetonian statement, 2026-09. ↩
Who represents this county
Serving now · not on 2026 ballot
Mikie Sherrill (D) · Governor · term ends 2030-01"Today's data centers sometimes use 300 megawatts, enough to power entire towns. That skyrocketing demand is outpacing supply and jacking up all of our electric bills."
CBS Philadelphia, May 27, 2026 · source
Serving now · won 2026 race
Cory A. Booker (D) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. Senate NJ: won by Cory Booker (D), AP call1, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-224-3224 · contact form
Serving now · not on 2026 ballot
Andy Kim (D) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 2031"The results of your most recent capacity auction in 2024 reflect the growing demand on the grid from data centers and advanced computer technology, along with an insufficient increase in new generation."
Joint letter with Sen. Booker to PJM, May 2, 2025 · source
Contact: website · DC 202-224-4744
Serving now · won 2026 race
Frank Pallone, Jr. (D) · U.S. Representative (119th) · NJ-6 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House NJ-6: won by Frank Pallone (D), AP call2, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-225-4671
Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) · U.S. Representative (119th) · NJ-12 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House NJ-12: won by Adam Hamawy (D), AP call2, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-225-5801
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Adam Hamawy (D) · U.S. Representative-elect (120th) · NJ-122026 U.S. House NJ-12: won by Adam Hamawy (D), AP call2, not yet certified · official count
Paraphrase: Backs a temporary federal moratorium on data center construction to study energy and community impacts, not a permanent ban.3
Paraphrase: At a candidate forum he backed the Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez data center moratorium, a reasonable pause while safeguards are written.4
Questions
How many data centers are in this county?
This page lists every data center campus we track in the county: operating, under construction, permitted and announced. Figures are listed site by site and never added up across claim types. Source
What trades build data centers?
Electricians lead, then pipefitters, HVAC mechanics, ironworkers, equipment operators, laborers and controls technicians. Apprenticeships through union halls and state programs are the main way in. Source
How do I find a data center job near me?
Open any site page and use Find jobs here or use our national jobs page to filter by state and trade. Source
Every figure links to a public source. A blank means we have not linked a source yet, not zero. Sources and methods