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New Jersey datacenter fined $1.1m after visual investigation showed dozens of unpermitted generators

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State regulator’s record fine for DataOne facility in Vineland follows Floodlight investigation with the GuardianNew Jersey regulators issued their largest-ever fine against a datacenter on Tuesday following a recent Floodlight investigation with the Guardian that found DataOne’s facility in Vineland operating at least 45 gas-powered generators without a state permit. The New Jersey department of environmental protection’s $1.07m fine against DataOne “sends a clear message that these...

State regulator’s record fine for DataOne facility in Vineland follows Floodlight investigation with the Guardian

New Jersey regulators issued their largest-ever fine against a datacenter on Tuesday following a recent Floodlight investigation with the Guardian that found DataOne’s facility in Vineland operating at least 45 gas-powered generators without a state permit.

The New Jersey department of environmental protection’s $1.07m fine against DataOne “sends a clear message that these facilities will not be constructed or operated with impunity in this state”, said the department’s commissioner, Ed Potosnak, in a press release.

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