Essex County, New Jersey
DataCentersExposed tracks 2 AI data centers in Essex County, New Jersey — 1 operating and 0 in the pipeline, led by Equinix, Inc.. Its transparent data-center risk score is 0/100.
Sources: Methodology, Coverage scorecard
Essex County, New Jersey has 2 tracked data centers, 1 of them operating. Its composite data-center risk score is 6 out of 100 — see the breakdown above for which factors drive it.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated May 29, 2026
- Project exposure · 10
- Power demand · 0
- Water draw · n/a
- Land footprint · n/a
What's happening in Essex County
Equinix, Inc. has the largest presence in Essex County. We resolve project codenames and shell LLCs back to the corporate parent wherever the public record allows, so the table below names who is actually behind each site.
Below: every tracked facility in the county, the active state legislation that names it or its county, and local news. Commissioner vote records arrive in a later release; the placeholders show where that accountability data will land.
Every tracked facility
| Facility | Operator | Status | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 165 Halsey / Equinix NY1 / Databank EWR1 Newark | Equinix, Inc. | — | |
| BT Radianz: 492 River Road | — | Mapped (unverified) | — |
County commissioners
How the Essex County board votes on each data-center matter — the rezonings, the abatements, the water permits — is built from public-meeting minutes and roll-call records. Know of a vote we should be tracking? Tell us.