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Andover HPC Data Center (former Newton Airport Site)
Andover, Sussex County, New Jersey
Andover HPC Data Center (former Newton Airport Site) is a proposed data center in Andover, New Jersey (Sussex County), operated by Andover HPC Development. The public record puts it at announced August 2025, 97 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.
Every line on this page traces to a public source listed at the bottom. Where a figure was looked for and not found, the row says so. A blank is never a zero.
Facility record
Proposed
- Operator
- Andover HPC Development
- Facility type
- Data center, AI use confirmed
- Location
- Andover, Sussex County, NJ
- Coordinates
- 41.0419, -74.7381
- Power capacity
- Not established from a public source
- Land
- 97 acres
- Investment
- Not established from a public source
- Announced
- August 2025
- Utility
- JCP&L (FirstEnergy)
- Power source
- Grid
- Cooling
- Not established from a public source
- Water use
- Not established from a public source
- Jobs
- Not established from a public source
- Public subsidy
- Not established from a public source
- Community reception
- Contested
- Source confidence
- Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing
Timeline from the record
Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.
- April 2026ProposedTownship raises height limit to 65 feet in redevelopment zone; residents file legal challenge alleging ordinances benefit single developer; no formal application submitted to land use board Source: GovTech
- September 2025ProposedAndover Township approves ordinance allowing data centers in redevelopment zone along Route 206; associated with Andover HPC Development (Delaware LLC, registered NJ December 2025) and former Newton Airport property Source: GovTech
Opposition and litigation at this site
Yes. Andover HPC Data Center (former Newton Airport Site) in Andover, Sussex County, New Jersey is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Residents allege two ordinances (Sept 2025, April 2026) were illegally tailored to benefit a single developer.
How the community has taken it
Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.
Residents allege two ordinances (Sept 2025, April 2026) were illegally tailored to benefit a single developer. Legal challenge filed April 24, 2026 alleging violation of NJ Municipal Land Use Law. Andover Township voted in May 2026 to ban all data centers following intense community backlash. No formal site plan or application has been filed with the land use board.
Power and water
No power arrangements disclosed. Governor's PILOT framework would require data centers to bring own power generation. Site is 97 acres.
Notes on the record
Coordinates are approximate for Andover Township, Sussex County; exact parcel at 248 Stickles Pond Road. Former Newton Airport closed 2013. No capacity MW disclosed. PILOT estimate of $4.5-5.2M annual revenue cited by mayor. Town moving to ban all data centers as of May 2026, but no project has been formally cancelled since no application was filed.
What the record does not establish, and the document that would
In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.
- Power capacity in megawatts
- Cooling method and water use
- Tax abatements or other public subsidy
- Permanent jobs promised
Which document closes each gap
- Power capacity in megawatts
- The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
- Cooling method and water use
- The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
- Tax abatements or other public subsidy
- The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
- Permanent jobs promised
- The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
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Other sites within 30 miles
Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.
- Slate Belt Holdings Data Center Campus (Upper Mount Bethel) · Upper Mount Bethel Township · Slate Belt Holdings LLC (Talen Energy / River Pointe Logistics joint venture)23 mi · Proposed
Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Andover HPC Data Center (former Newton Airport Site) in Andover?
Yes. Andover HPC Data Center (former Newton Airport Site) in Andover, Sussex County, New Jersey is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Residents allege two ordinances (Sept 2025, April 2026) were illegally tailored to benefit a single developer.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Andover HPC Data Center (former Newton Airport Site)?
The reception note on this record refers to a court proceeding. Read it in full under opposition and litigation above, and check the sources at the foot of the page for the filing itself.
How much water does Andover HPC Data Center (former Newton Airport Site) use?
No water withdrawal figure for Andover HPC Data Center (former Newton Airport Site) is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.
Who operates Andover HPC Data Center (former Newton Airport Site), and how big is it?
Andover HPC Development is the operator on record. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 97 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Andover HPC Data Center (former Newton Airport Site)," updated July 23, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/andover-hpc-development-nj.
Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/andover-hpc-development-nj, retrieved September 14, 2026.
Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.
Sources for this record
As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.
- 1.Old New Jersey Airport Could House New AI Data Center · GovTech · retrieved July 6, 2026
- 2.HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD · retrieved July 23, 2026
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