Rackspace Belmont NYC2
Somerset County, NJ
Source: OpenStreetMap
Rackspace Belmont NYC2 is a mapped data center in Somerset County, NJ, operated by Rackspace Technology, Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented a 57,471 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
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Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.
Overview
source: linkdata center
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentRackspace Technology, Inc.
- Files asRackspace Technology, Inc.
- This facilityRackspace Belmont NYC2
In the news
source: Google News- Apollo-Backed Rackspace Loan Jumps on AMD Data Center DealBloomberg.com· Jun 16, 2026
- Why This AI Data Center Stock Is Surging on an AMD PartnershipBarron's· Jun 16, 2026
- Rackspace shares jump 30% after securing AMD-powered AI infrastructure agreement (RXT)MSN· Jun 16, 2026
- Rackspace Technology Shares Surge After Securing AMD Compute DealHarianBasis.co· Jun 16, 2026
- SpaceX, Rackspace surge premarket; Edgewise Therapeutics, Huntsman fall By Investing.comInvesting.com Australia· Jun 16, 2026
- Why This AI Data Center Stock Is Surging 25% on an AMD PartnershipBarron's· Jun 16, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No measured record exists, so this is a low-confidence model from 5 MW (interconnection capacity): 1.8 L/kWh cooling (temperate climate) + 0.5 gal/kWh embedded in PJM grid mix. How we estimate. Have a utility document? Send it and we'll replace this with the real figure.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
What this site costs the grid
source: PJM RPM auction reportsPJM's capacity auction sets a $/MW-day price that utilities pass on to every household and business in the zone. This site sits in PJM's PSEG pricing zone, where soaring data-center demand is a documented driver. See the full zone-by-zone breakdown →
An estimated ~10 to 25 MW of load at the zone's $333/MW-day, annualized — the capacity charge a load this size carries at the current auction price. Estimated from the building footprint at 200 to 400 W/ft² (the typical range for modern data centers). A rough order-of-magnitude figure, not a metered or permitted capacity.
Separately, a typical home in this zone pays an estimated $4 to $10/mo more on the capacity portion of its bill that PJM's market monitor attributes to data-center demand. See your address's full impact →
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Central), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Elizabeth Avenue School in Somerset, is 0.2 mi from this site (554 students). 2 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.