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Vineland residents decry proposed "Theta 1" data center, cite environmental, energy and transparency concerns
Summary
Residents filled the public comment period at the March 24 Vineland City Council meeting to oppose the proposed Theta 1 data center expansion, raising questions about an environmental review prepared by NE Consulting, regional energy impacts, local hiring and planning-board postponements.
Hundreds of residents packed the public-comment period at the Vineland City Council meeting on March 24 to press elected officials for more information and to oppose the proposed Theta 1 data center.
At the outset of public comment, Ramon Morrow Jr., a lifelong Vineland resident, said he "vehemently oppose[d] what you guys are doing by allowing the continuation of the data center for its phase 2 expansion," accusing the council of favoring corporate interests over local health and jobs. Ken James, a software engineer who drove from Cinnaminson, told council members the facility "will suddenly add about 200,000 homes worth of demand to the regional grid just during phase 1," and warned that capacity and wholesale-price impacts could raise electricity costs across…
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