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City of Vineland, N.J. issues stop-work order to parts of data center

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The city of Vineland, New Jersey, has issued two stop-construction orders to the developers of a data center.

In the orders, the city alleges the 300-megawatt facility began installing a liquified natural gas, or LNG, tank, as well as fuel cell units, before receiving approval from the city, according to documents shared with WHYY News.

The project, with the first phase already approved and under construction, is being developed by DataOne for the Nebius Group to support infrastructure for artificial intelligence as part of a $17 billion deal with Microsoft.

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