Data centers and new power in Cumberland County, NJ
149 MW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in Cumberland County, NJ — 3 active requests. Typical wait: 7.0 years. 9 projects are built, 76 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.
How far is it from your house?
Microsoft-Nebius New Jersey, run by Nebius, is in Cumberland County and uses about as much electricity as 40,000 homes.
26 public schools are within 5 miles of it, 2 within one mile. Counted from the facility, not from any home. School list: US Department of Education.
What is happening with electricity in Cumberland County
Every new power plant, battery or big customer has to join a waiting list before it can plug into the grid. This is what that list looks like in Cumberland County right now.
Where every request ever filed here ended up
Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on. That is normal, not a warning sign for Cumberland County.
What kind of power is asking to connect
By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.
All the numbers
88 requests ever filed
Source: interconnection queues published by PJM. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 14 October 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.
Outcome of every request filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 9 | 453 MW | 10.2% |
| Still waiting | 3 | 149 MW | 3.4% |
| Withdrawn | 76 | 2.3 GW | 86.4% |
| Paused | 0 | — | 0.0% |
Waiting to connect, by type of power
| Type | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Batteries | 2 | 130 MW |
| Solar | 1 | 19 MW |
Key dates for projects here
no dated windows published
| Queue | What closes | Closes | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| PJM | Dominion GS-5 (Virginia SCC PUR-2025-00058) - ESAs signed on or after this date carry the 14-year term From this date the GS-5 large-load tariff carries a 14-year minimum term, alongside the reported 85% of contracted transmission demand minimum and $1… | No date published yet | disputed source |
| FERC | FERC large-load show cause — stakeholder comments on RTO responses Comments on the six RTO/ISO responses to the FPA section 206 show-cause orders of 18 June 2026 (PJM EL26-67, SPP EL26-68, NYISO EL26-69, MISO EL26-70… | No date published yet | unconfirmed source |
| FERC | FERC RM26-4 — generic large-load rulemaking Still at ANOPR stage. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
| FERC | Georgia PSC - Georgia Power must file large-load contracts 30 days before execution A standing obligation rather than a dated one: large-load contracts must be filed with the commission at least 30 days before they are executed. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
A date marked confirmed was checked by a person against the authority's own tariff, order or form page. Anything else is listed so you know it exists, with a link so you can check it yourself. Full calendar.
The biggest projects on file
top 15 by size
| Project | Type | Capacity | Status | Filed | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churchtown-Cumberland 230kV | Natural gas | 478 MW | withdrawn | 2007-07 | PJM |
| Cumberland 230kV | Natural gas | 230 MW | withdrawn | 2016-04 | PJM |
| Sherman Ave 138kV | Oil | 110 MW | withdrawn | 2008-02 | PJM |
| Carlls Corner | Natural gas | 102 MW | withdrawn | 2007-09 | PJM |
| Cumberland 230 kV | Natural gas | 100 MW | completed | 2005-09 | PJM |
| Cumberland 138kV | Natural gas | 93 MW | completed | 2007-09 | PJM |
| Sherman Ave | Natural gas | 93 MW | completed | 2007-09 | PJM |
| Carlls Corner 69kV | Oil | 91 MW | withdrawn | 2008-04 | PJM |
| Sherman Ave - West Vineland 69 kV | Batteries | 80 MW | active | 2019-09 | PJM |
| Cumberland 230 kV | Solar | 78 MW | withdrawn | 2019-03 | PJM |
| Clayville | Oil | 64 MW | withdrawn | 2009-06 | PJM |
| Vineland 69kV | Natural gas | 63 MW | completed | 2007-07 | PJM |
| Clayville 69kV | Natural gas | 63 MW | completed | 2010-06 | PJM |
| South Millville-Newport 69 kV | Solar | 60 MW | withdrawn | 2018-09 | PJM |
| Newport-South Millville 69 kV | Batteries | 60 MW | withdrawn | 2020-08 | PJM |
How Cumberland County compares
#1021 in the US · #9 in NJ
Cumberland County ranks #1021 of 1,607 US counties by power waiting to connect, and #9 of 21 in New Jersey.
| County | Waiting | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Salem County | 3 | 2.8 GW |
| Bergen County | 2 | 2.0 GW |
| Union County | 2 | 1.6 GW |
| Hudson County | 2 | 350 MW |
| Atlantic County | 3 | 308 MW |
| Camden County | 1 | 300 MW |
| Warren County | 7 | 181 MW |
| Mercer County | 1 | 170 MW |
Common questions about power in Cumberland County
How long does it take to get power for a data center in Cumberland County, NJ?
The median wait for a project still in the interconnection queue in Cumberland County is 7.0 years. Across the US, most large loads are quoted three to seven years depending on the market and whether network upgrades are needed. 9 projects in Cumberland County have reached energization and 76 were withdrawn, so the withdrawal rate here is a better guide to risk than any single quoted timeline.
How much capacity is available in Cumberland County, NJ?
149 MW is currently requested across 3 active interconnection requests, and 453 MW has actually been built. A queued megawatt is a request, not deliverable capacity — most queued projects are never built. For deliverable offtake capacity at a specific substation you need a utility study, not a queue.
Is Cumberland County, NJ a good site for a data center?
This page gives you the power half of that answer: what is queued, what has been energized, how long the wait runs, and which large load interconnection requests are already recorded nearby. The other half — the state policy position, moratoriums and large load tariffs — is on our New Jersey policy page.
Where does the data on this page come from?
The interconnection queue published by the transmission providers serving Cumberland County — PJM — parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Every figure carries the date it was true. Data as of 14 October 2026.
Go deeper on Cumberland County
The interactive map plots every one of these applications, and a generated county report puts them in a sourced PDF with the date each figure was true on every page.
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