From orbit
The site from above
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The site
Satellite views of the same ground on March 19, 2011 and June 19, 2025. Drag to compare.
Permits
Permits checklist
5 checked, nothing on file
Approvals a campus like this would need, and what the record shows. The city banned the use outright.
- –Checked, nothing on file: Site plan or land-use application, Air permit, Water, wetlands and stormwater permits, Utility interconnection, Redevelopment agreement and tax abatement
Risks
Why it stopped, what could revive it
- HighCitywide banData centers are prohibited in every district, and the ban bars accessory use and conversion of existing buildings. Local government · May 2026
- HighNothing filedNo application, permit, tenant or financing exists; the project is a press release and a website. News report · Oct. 2026
- MediumClaims the record contradictsThe website cites an approved abatement and redevelopment agreement; the only redevelopment deals on file were voided by the city. Company · Oct. 2026
- MediumOrganised oppositionA climate group, residents and farmers opposed the campus. News report · May 2026
- WatchState policyGov. Sherrill's plan makes developers pay their own grid costs and report energy and water use. News report · May 2026
Lawsuits
1 case on record
- Filed Nov. 3, 2020; settled May 9, 2022 City of Millville v. DeSantis GroupNew Jersey Superior Court, Cumberland County Local government · Jan. 2021quiet title and breach of contract after the city voided the purchase agreement
Power
Power and the grid
None energized or contracted yet
Atlantic City Electric grid serviceNo agreement
developer claims a live 100 MW redundant substation; a 2025 broker listing says 59 MW in place; no utility document confirms either Company · Oct. 2026
On-site gas turbinesDeveloper claim, no air permit
developer says 10 MW operating today; make and model not given Company · Oct. 2026
Long-term 1.4 GW build-outMarketing only
developer's 'horizon' blueprint figure; nothing filed Company · Oct. 2026
Proposed
Getting on the grid
Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.
- April 11, 2026Developer announces a power-first campusThe press release promises a 100 MW substation expanding toward 1 GW, plus on-site turbines. Company · April 2026
- As of Oct. 2026No utility application foundNo interconnection request, service agreement or state utility board filing turns up in any source checked. see Permits
- Not setGas plant: no permit foundNo state air permit or application exists for generators at the site. see Permits
- The nearest mapped substation (about 0.6 km away) is a 69 kV station; no line or substation at 345 kV or above is mapped within 16 km, and no gas pipeline is mapped within 16 km. OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
- A different project, the DataOne campus in Vineland about 7 miles away, drew a state penalty for unpermitted engines in Sept. 2026. It is not this campus. News report · Oct. 2026
Money
Money on record
$0
financing, tenant or investor on record
private sponsor with no institutional backer Local government · Oct. 2026
15 years
tax abatement the developer says is approved
no abatement ordinance or agreement in city records Company · Oct. 2026
$25,000
city's 2018 sale price for the site in an earlier plastics-recycling deal
cut from $50,000; the deal was later voided Local government · 2019
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- March 6, 2018Site Millville signs a memorandum with Anthony DeSantis for a plastics recycling plant on the site (not a data center) Local government · 2019
- 2019Site City declares the plastics memorandum null and void after redevelopment deadlines lapse Local government · 2019
- Nov. 3, 2020Legal City sues the DeSantis Group over the voided 2020 purchase agreement Local government · Jan. 2021
- May 9, 2022Legal City and DeSantis Group settle the suit and revive the purchase Local government · May 2022
- April 7, 2026Site Mayor posts a video opposing data centers, four days before the announcement News report · May 2026
- April 11, 2026Site A1 Data Center announces a 1 GW campus by press release only Company · April 2026
- May 19, 2026Permits Commissioners ban data centers in every zoning district, unanimously (press) News report · May 2026
- May 28, 2026Permits Officials confirm no plan was ever submitted to the city News report · May 2026
Construction activity
Satellite captures by quarter
Since March 2011: 77 satellite captures. The chart starts in the first quarter of 2023; 9 earlier records are not drawn.
Satellite
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Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 6. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings
Specs
2.9M sq ft
buildings the developer's website cites; press reports of the ban say 2.6 million
- Gas and grid: hybrid power plan, all claimed by the developer Company · April 2026
- Pond and wells: cooling water from a 5-acre pond and production wells (developer claim) Company · Oct. 2026
Who is involved
Owners, partners and builders
Owners and developers
- A1 Data Center and the DeSantis Group: sponsor of the proposed campus
- City of Millville: site owner and seller in the earlier deals, and the land-use authority
Decision-makers
- Millville Board of Commissioners: adopted the ban
Utility
- Atlantic City Electric: local utility, no agreement with the sponsor
Opponents
- Climate Revolution Action Network and local residents and farmers
Still unknown
Open questions
- Whether A1 will challenge the ban or move to another site.
- Whether the 59 MW or 100 MW substation figure is right.
- Why the website still claims approvals the city has no record of.
Where this comes from
325 records from 22 documents
Drawn from news reports, public and commercial datasets, local government records, company statements, securities filings, state agency records and satellite captures, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
News report 10Dataset 6Local government 4Company 2SEC filing 1State agency 1Satellite 0
Evidence
Every quote behind this page
Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.
Power (29)
- Site acres: 66 acres“Millville Energy & Data Center Campus is a 66-acre platform delivering immediate power availability and long-term scalability”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Existing power infrastructure: sponsor claims an existing 100 MW redundant substation and 10 MW gas generation on the site, with 200 MW of entitled substation capacity“Operational today via 100 MW redundant substation and 10MW gas generation”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Site area: 66 acres“Millville Energy & Data Center Campus is a 66-acre development platform designed to solve the most critical constraint in AI and cloud infrastructure: power certainty”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Developer: A1 Data Center (The DeSantis Group)“Visionary developers behind the A1 Data and A1 Power projects”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Stated campus size: 1,400 MW“1.4 GW Scale Horizon. Long-term blueprint for dispatchable generation”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- IT capacity: not stated“A1 Data Center today announced plans to develop a transformational 1-gigawatt, power-first data center campus”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- On-site generation: 10 MW“100 MW via redundant substation feeds and 10 MW on-site gas turbine generation”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Moved from campus facts field substation claim (substation capacity is interconnection context, not a campus MW basis): 100 MW redundant substation claimed live by sponsor. Sponsor claim only; no utility document corrobo“LIVE CAPACITY 100 MW - Operational today via 100 MW redundant substation and 10MW gas generation”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Stated campus size: 1,000 MW“A1 Data Center to Transform Abandoned Glass Factory into 1-Gigawatt Green Energy Campus in Millville, New Jersey”Company · April 2026 · grade B
- Stated campus size: 1,000 MW“A1 Data Center to Transform Abandoned Glass Factory into 1-Gigawatt Green Energy Campus in Millville, New Jersey”Company · April 2026 · grade B
- Name: Millville Energy & Data Center Campus“The Millville Energy & Data Center Campus is a 66-acre development platform designed to solve the most critical constraint in AI and cloud infrastructure: power certainty”Company · April 2026 · grade B
- Stated campus size: 1,000 MW“plans to develop a transformational 1-gigawatt, power-first data center campus on a reclaimed brownfield site in Millville, New Jersey”Company · April 2026 · grade B
- On-site power technology: Gas turbines (unspecified make/model) + proposed wind, solar, geothermal“On-site turbine generation powered by cleaner, recycled gas sources; Integration of renewable energy including wind, solar, and geothermal”Company · April 2026 · grade B
- Power plan: hybrid (claimed)“100 MW substation with scalable expansion to 1 gigawatt; On-site turbine generation”Company · April 2026 · grade B
- Announced: April 11, 2026“A1 Data Center today announced plans to develop a transformational 1-gigawatt, power-first data center campus”Company · April 2026 · grade B
- A1 Data Center announced the campus by press release only; nothing was filed with the city before or after“A1 Data Center today announced plans to develop a transformational 1-gigawatt, power-first data center campus”Company · April 2026 · grade B
- Nearest power line of 345 kV or more: none mapped within 16 kmMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest substation of 345 kV or more: none mapped within 16 kmMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest gas pipeline: none mapped within 16 kmMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Utility service: not stated“no plan was ever submitted to the city, officials confirm”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Utility: Atlantic City Electric (service territory only - no agreement)“Atlantic City Electric provides electricity delivery service throughout the following areas in New Jersey: Atlantic City, Cape May, Vineland, Millville, Pleasantville, Ocean City”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Gas supplier: South Jersey Gas (service territory only)“Atlantic City Electric provides electricity delivery service throughout the following areas in New Jersey”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- interconnection / electric service application: none found“no plan was ever submitted to the city, officials confirm”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Mayor Dan Dixon posted a Facebook video opposing data centers (water, pollution, noise, power costs) four days BEFORE the A1 press release - the ban was in motion before the project was publicly announced“were concerned about water usage, were concerned about pollution, were concerned about noise”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Interconnection status: No grid position was ever filed in any source checked: no Atlantic City Electric interconnection study, no NJ BPU docket and no PJM position names this campus. The sponsor's own design was power-f“the Millville Commissioners voted May 19 to ban data centers in the city, blocking a proposed 2.6 million square-foot facility”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- City of Millville commissioners voted May 19, 2026 to ban data centers in the city, ending the A1 Data Center Millville project (2.6M sq ft) before construction; no interconnection study or utility filing naming the camp“the Millville Commissioners voted May 19 to ban data centers in the city, blocking a proposed 2.6 million square-foot facility”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Grid operator: PJM“the property benefits from dual rail access via Norfolk Southern and CSX and sits within the PJM grid”News report · 2025 · grade C
- While A1 marketed the site as its entitled campus, the property (1300 Wheaton Ave + 200-300 G St) was simultaneously listed for sale by Marcus & Millichap: 45.93 acres, 550,000 sq ft, 59 MW in place“has been exclusively retained by the seller to present the opportunity to acquire 1300 Wheaton Ave”News report · 2025 · grade C
- Moved from campus facts field 'existing site power': 59 MW; Broker listing in-place power for 1300 Wheaton Ave + 200-300 G St“Power: 59 Megawatts. Substation, Oversized Sewer and Water Capacity”News report · 2025 · grade C
Money and contracts (19)
- Sponsor credit: Private sponsor (DeSantis Group); no institutional backer; track record at this site is a failed 2018-2022 plastics venture“Anthony DeSantis, Gary Porat and Crescenzo DeSantis (hereinafter the DeSantis Group) who are the former contract purchasers of 200 G Street”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Settlement Agreement (Memorandum of Settlement): scope settles City of Millville v. DeSantis (Docket No. CUM C-24-20) and revives the purchase“Buyer and Seller entered into that Memorandum of Settlement Agreement dated as of May 9, 2022 to settle litigation captioned City of Millville v. DeSantis”Local government · May 2022 · grade A
- Access Agreement: scope pre-closing due-diligence access to Block 260 Lot 1“Before taking title to the Property pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, Buyer wishes to perform certain due diligence on and of the Property”Local government · May 2022 · grade A
- Land control date: May 9, 2022“Buyer and Seller entered into that Memorandum of Settlement Agreement dated as of May 9, 2022 to settle litigation captioned City of Millville v. DeSantis”Local government · May 2022 · grade A
- Purchase and Sale Agreement: scope purchase of 200 G Street (Block 260 Lot 1)“former contract purchasers of 200 G Street under a Purchase and Sale Agreement approved by Resolution No. 71-2020 on February 4, 2020”Local government · Jan. 2021 · grade A
- Purchase and Sale Agreement: termination declared null and void; city authorized quiet-title and breach-of-contract suit (CUM-L-000677-20)“The Purchase and Sale Agreement between the City of Millville and the DeSantis Group approved by Resolution 71-2020 adopted on February 4, 2020 is hereby declared null and void”Local government · Jan. 2021 · grade A
- Memorandum of Understanding: scope: use plastics recycling plant, approximately 300 jobs“construction in its place of a large plastic water bottle recycling facility that would create approximately three hundred (300) new jobs”Local government · 2019 · grade A
- Memorandum of Understanding: sale price 50000 USD“reduced the sales price of the site from $50,000.00 as provided in the MOU to $25,000.00”Local government · 2019 · grade A
- Memorandum of Understanding: exclusivity 120 days“for a period of 120 days the City would negotiate solely with Anthony DeSantis”Local government · 2019 · grade A
- Memorandum of Understanding: termination declared null and void by the Board of Commissioners“The MOU between the City and Anthony DeSantis as well as any other undertakings (to the extent any survive) between the parties regarding the Redevelopment of the site are hereby declared null and void”Local government · 2019 · grade A
- Memorandum of Understanding (conditional redeveloper): scope“approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the City and Anthony DeSantis”Local government · March 2018 · grade A
- Square feet: 2900000 sq ft“2.9M SQ FT - Scale and Build Capacity - Maximum optimized footprint across a fully entitled 66-acre industrial campus”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Tenants: not stated“A1 Data Center today announced plans to develop a transformational 1-gigawatt, power-first data center campus”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Tenant status: none - speculative, no tenant announced“Build-to-Suit and Powered Shell delivery models for hyperscale and enterprise tenants”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Financing: not stated“The DeSantis Group”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Redevelopment agreement (sponsor claim): FINDING No current redevelopment agreement found; the only redevelopment instruments in the record (2018 MOU, 2020 PSA) were both declared null and void by the city“The existing Redevelopment Agreement ensures a streamlined approach to land use and infrastructure modernization across the 66-acre site”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Stated capital cost: not stated“A1 Data Center today announced plans to develop a transformational 1-gigawatt, power-first data center campus”Company · April 2026 · grade B
- Paper or real: paper only - marketing website and one press release; no application, permit, agreement, tenant or financing ever filed“no plan was ever submitted to the city, officials confirm”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Memorandum of Understanding: PILOT long-term PILOT to be negotiated - never executed“both sides are to settle on a long-term payment in lieu of taxes agreement, or PILOT agreement”News report · March 2018 · grade C
Permits and government (17)
- Moratoria: Data centers prohibited in all zoning districts - Ordinance amending Chapter 30 (adopted May 19, 2026)“City of Millville Land Development Prohibited Uses in All Districts ... 10. Data Centers”Local government · May 2026 · grade A
- Jurisdiction: City of Millville holds land-use authority under the NJ Municipal Land Use Law; no state preemption of municipal zoning“the City is authorized to enact legislation which regulates land use pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., (the Municipal Land Use Law)”Local government · May 2026 · grade A
- zoning ordinance (prohibition): adopted“A Data Center shall not be considered an accessory use, structure, or building in any zoning district”Local government · May 2026 · grade A
- Board of Commissioners: Ordinance amending Chapter 30 (data-center prohibition) listed for second reading and public hearing, agenda item 15.I“An Ordinance Amending Chapter 30 (Land Use Regulations)”Local government · May 2026 · grade A
- Board of Commissioners: Access Agreement with Anthony DeSantis, Gary Porat and Concenzio DeSantis approved (pre-closing due diligence on Block 260 Lot 1, following the May 9, 2022 settlement)“The Access Agreement between Anthony DeSantis, Gary Porat and Concenzio DeSantis and the City of Millville is hereby approved”Local government · May 2022 · grade A
- Board of Commissioners: Closed session on 200 G Street (attorney-client / potential litigation, authorized by Resolution 210-2020); consensus not to extend the purchase agreement and to file a quiet-title action“the Board of Commissioners met in Closed Session to discuss 200 G Street under Attorney/Client Privilege and Potential Litigation”Local government · Jan. 2021 · grade A
- Board of Commissioners: Resolution 23-2020 adopted: the Feb 2020 Purchase and Sale Agreement declared null and void; the city complaint CUM-L-000677-20 ratified“The Purchase and Sale Agreement between the City of Millville and the DeSantis Group is hereby declared null and void”Local government · Jan. 2021 · grade A
- redevelopment plan approval: never approved“Redevelopment Plan deadlines expired as of April 2, 2019 without approval by either the Planning Board or the Board of Commissioners”Local government · 2019 · grade A
- Board of Commissioners: Resolution 109-2018: MOU with Anthony DeSantis approved; DeSantis designated Conditional Developer of the Wheaton Glass site“approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the City and Anthony DeSantis”Local government · 2019 · grade A
- Board of Commissioners: Resolution 306-2018: MOU sale-price amendment approved; Mutual Release with GGI Properties LLC settled the federal bankruptcy adversary proceeding and restored title to the City“Mutual Release with GGI Properties, LLC settling the adversary proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court and restoring title of the site to the City”Local government · 2019 · grade A
- Board of Commissioners: Resolution declaring the DeSantis MOU (and any other undertakings) null and void after redevelopment deadlines expired and the sponsor refused to sign the purchase agreement“The MOU between the City and Anthony DeSantis as well as any other undertakings (to the extent any survive) are hereby declared null and void”Local government · 2019 · grade A
- Permit status: No NJDEP air, water, or stormwater permit or application for A1 Data Center / Millville Energy & Data Center Campus located in federal registry pulls as of Oct. 18, 2026“ECHO CWA pull at 39.400700,-75.029100 returned 166 records and Air 148, incl. 47 Millville construction general-permit authorizations (NJ0088323 series)”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- air permit: none found“NJDEP then confirmed to Floodlight that they had never issued permits for the machines”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- NJ law signed directing the BPU to create a special rate-setting process for large data centers“a law directing the Board of Public Utilities to create a special rate-setting process for large data centers”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- site plan / land use application: never submitted“no plan was ever submitted to the city, officials confirm”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Gov. Sherrill announced a four-part statewide data-center plan (developers pay their own grid costs, energy and water reporting, community benefit agreements, union labor) - state policy pressure, not a moratorium“Sherrill announces statewide plan on data centers”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Board of Commissioners: Ordinance adopted: data centers banned in all zoning districts citywide“the Millville Commissioners voted May 19 to ban data centers in the city”News report · May 2026 · grade C
Legal (2)
- City of Millville sued the DeSantis Group (CUM-L-000677-20): quiet title / declaratory judgment plus breach of contract, after declaring the purchase agreement void - the sponsor litigated against its own host city for t“on November 3, 2020 the City filed a Complaint under docket number CUM-L-000677-20 against the DeSantis Group”Local government · Jan. 2021 · grade A
- Gov. Sherrill signed a law requiring large data centers to report energy and water use to the BPU semiannually“signed a law requiring large data centers to report their energy and water usage to the BPU on a semi-annual basis”News report · 2026 · grade C
Site and other (16)
- SEC filings: Zero SEC footprint: 'A1 Data Center', 'A1 Data Centers', 'Millville Green Energy' and 'Millville Energy' all return 0 hits in EDGAR, and no Form D exists for 'A1 Data'; no filing records the project or its M“EDGAR full-text search: A1 Data Center 0 hits; A1 Data Centers 0 hits”SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- County code: 34011“CITY OF MILLVILLE COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND STATE OF NEW JERSEY”Local government · May 2026 · grade A
- Parcel IDs: Block 260, Lot 1 (200 G Street)“Seller owns certain real property designated as Block 260, Lot 1 on the Tax Map of the City of Millville”Local government · May 2022 · grade A
- Former use: Former Wheaton Glass factory (glass manufacturing plant, built 1961)“demolition of the old Wheaton Glass Factory Plant located at 200 G Street, Millville, New Jersey and also designated as Block 260, Lot 1”Local government · 2019 · grade A
- County code: 34011“campus anchor (600 G Street): Cumberland County NJ (34011) per FCC point-in-county lookup; the queue company point returns the same county”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Address: 1300 Wheaton Avenue, Millville, NJ“CAMPUS LOCATION 1300 Wheaton Avenue, Millville, New Jersey, USA”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Water use stated: Cooling from 5-acre on-site pond and dual production wells (sponsor claim)“5-acre on-site freshwater pond with 3 inch mains and large dual production wells”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Aliases: A1 Data Center Millville; Millville Green Energy Campus“A1 Data Center to Transform Abandoned Glass Factory into 1-Gigawatt Green Energy Campus in Millville, New Jersey”Company · April 2026 · grade B
- Acres: 66 acres“66 ACRES - Fully Industrial-Zoned Campus - Entitled for mission-critical architecture and high-occupancy hyperscale data centers”Company · April 2026 · grade B
- Pinelands Alliance counts Millville among 97 New Jersey municipalities that have banned data centers outright“Millville - Cumberland County - banned data centers”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- Construction stage: none - no application ever filed, no construction“a company dubbed A1 Data had been pitching a 66-acre project, though no plan was ever submitted to the city, officials confirm”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Opposition: Climate Revolution Action Network (CRAN) plus local residents and farmers“Opposition to the data center was led by the Climate Revolution Action Network (CRAN)”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Stockton University poll: a majority of NJ voters concerned about AI data centers; 56% would support banning them in their own communities“56% would support banning them in their own communities”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Millville banned data centers citywide, unanimously - described by ROI-NJ as blocking the largest data center project ever blocked in New Jersey“blocking a proposed 2.6 million square-foot facility, the largest data center project ever blocked in New Jersey”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Project status: CANCELLED - City of Millville adopted an ordinance banning data centers on May 19, 2026, ending the proposed campus; no plan was ever submitted to the city“the Millville Commissioners voted May 19 to ban data centers in the city, blocking a proposed 2.6 million square-foot facility”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Stage: cancelled - use prohibited citywide by ordinance adopted May 19, 2026 before any application was filed“the Millville Commissioners voted May 19 to ban data centers in the city, blocking a proposed 2.6 million square-foot facility”News report · May 2026 · grade C
Imagery and records: Satellite and aerial imagery: Maxar and local aerial photography via Esri World Imagery Wayback.