New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators
Million-dollar fines won’t end billionaires’ data center pollution, neighbors fear.
New Jersey has fined the operator of a large planned data center $1.1 million for secretly using gas generators in violation of the state's Air Pollution Control Act. Investigation by The Guardian and Floodlight News revealed in August that 45 out of 62 gas generators were in operation. None of these generators had the necessary permits for generators with 37-kilowatt capacity or higher, as they were running at over 1,982-kilowatt capacity, which is more than 50 times the state limit.
The New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) highlighted that gas generators emit harmful pollutants such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and other combustion-related pollutants. These pollutants can exacerbate asthma, cause heart attacks, and lead to early deaths.
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