DataONE, a company specializing in advanced AI-focused data centers, is developing a massive multi-phased facility in Vineland that, when fully completed, is expected to total approximately 2.4 million square feet. This week the DataONE CEO will be in Vineland to host a town hall meeting aimed at providing factual project details and addressing questions from the community.
The meeting will be held at Vineland’s Landis Theater at Landis Avenue on Wednesday January 21st at 5pm. The theater has a seating capacity of approximately 750–800 people and due to the anticipated size of the crowd, questions must be submitted in advance using a form available at the City of Vineland’s website. (Info Page and Form)
The Vineland Data Center project is located on Lincoln Avenue, just off Exit 26 of Route 55.
This immediate area of the project is already home to two highly notable developments in Vineland. Bordering the data center property is a new luxury golf course under development branded as local baseball legend Mike Trout’s “Trout National”. Adding to the prestige of the golf project, the course is being designed by Tiger Woods and his TGR team.
Also located nearby is the headquarters and manufacturing plant for Northeast Precast, whose owner, John Ruga, is the development force behind both the golf course and the data center projects in Vineland.
Community Concerns Driving the Town Hall
The need for this town hall meeting stems from community concerns surrounding the data center’s size, its massive demand for electricity and cooling capacity, environmental concerns and plans for the City of Vineland to authorize a $6 million loan to the project as well as possible PILOT tax breaks.
It has been reported that the data center’s power demand—estimated at 300 megawatts—is nearly double the amount of electricity currently used by the entire City of Vineland. While DataONE has stated that it will generate its own power using gas turbine generators and air-cooling, the scale of the project has raised significant questions and concerns among residents.
All of these items I list here… are likely to be discussed at the Town Hall Meeting.
DataONE Data Center Development Details
The DataONE Vineland project is being developed in phases. The first phase is located along Lincoln Avenue at Sheridan Avenue, on land that previously served as recreational football and baseball fields.
The extended portion of the property was initially being developed as a private nine-hole golf course for National Precast. Several holes had already been completed before plans shifted to the current data center development.
While this transition to a warehouse and data center project occurred in 2024 and was covered by other media outlets, it had not been previously reported here.
The first portion of the data center along Lincoln Avenue is already significantly developed, featuring a large array of cooling systems installed on the roof. This Phase One segment totals approximately 131,000 square feet, though construction has already begun on a much larger Phase Two.
The project is to use its own onsite gas-powered generators, and use air-cooling instead of water… and there are several significant buildings allocated solely for power generation.
Project diagrams show what is effectively two main data center buildings, along with several accessory structures designed primarily to generate the additional power required to operate the facility.
Town Hall Details
The January 21st town hall information session is expected to present factual details on the full scope of the project, including power generation, cooling demands, and the long-term tax revenue benefits to the City of Vineland compared to the proposed short-term tax incentives that City Council is expected to vote on soon.
The town hall will begin at 5:00 p.m. at the Landis Theater, and attendance is open to the public. However, due to the expected turnout and the need to manage participation, residents are strongly encouraged to submit questions in advance using the form available on the City of Vineland’s website by noon on January 20th. Submitted questions will be addressed during the meeting. Info/Questions Website
The Town Hall is intended to provide factual project details, address community questions, and respond to information circulating about the development. Representatives from DataOne will deliver a presentation outlining the scope of the project, anticipated community impacts, infrastructure considerations, and next steps.
City of Vineland Website
The Explosion of AI Data Centers
Data centers are not new to the United States. For decades, nearly every website and computational service—ranging from online gaming servers to complex business systems—has relied on data centers where thousands of computer servers are housed. Many people may not realize that Wall Street stock trading, for example, operates mostly within large data centers located in North Jersey.
In recent years, however, there has been an explosion in demand for specialized data centers designed specifically for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads.
Originally, specialized computer chips known as GPUs (Graphics Processing Units) were developed to support advanced graphics, such as rendering massive 3D video game environments. These chips break complex problems into thousands of smaller pieces and process them simultaneously, delivering enormous performance gains.
Software developers soon discovered that these “massively parallel” GPUs could be used for far more than graphics. Complex algorithmic problems—including AI and cryptocurrency mining—were adapted to take advantage of this technology.
One of the most well-known companies connected to this GPU-driven AI boom is Nvidia, which remains a leader in both gaming and AI hardware. During the cryptocurrency boom around the time of the pandemic, Nvidia GPUs became scarce and expensive due to demand from bitcoin miners. Since then, AI developers have further expanded GPU usage across a wide range of applications.
Today we are seeing new uses for A.I. from ChatGPT, to Video and Image generators, to crucial and complex business and government uses… and these users require huge amounts of GPU power… which brings along the demand for huge amounts of electricity and cooling.
These advances bring major challenges: AI data centers require huge numbers of specialized chips, enormous amounts of electricity to power them, and extensive cooling systems to manage the significant heat they generate.
To put it simply, any teenager playing Fortnite on a high-powered gaming PC knows that when graphics in the game ramp up, the computer’s fans get louder drawing more power, as the system works harder to stay cool. Now imagine that scenario—millions of times more powerful—operating continuously inside a massive facility.
Links and Location
DataONE Town Hall Vineland
Who: DataOne CEO Charles-Antoine Beyney
Date and Time: Wednesday – January 21st, 2026 – 5pm
Location: The Landis Theater
830 E Landis Ave
Vineland, NJ 08360
Questions must be submitted in advance, before Noon on January 20th
Info/Questions Website
