Federal Excess Datacenter Sites in New Jersey
At a glance
Surplus federal property released for civilian reuse. Federal excess parcels can carry existing infrastructure and favorable disposition terms, but acquisition timelines vary with the disposing agency.
Top federal excess sites in New Jersey
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDISON ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER | Federal Excess | Middlesex County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 55.4 |
| EDISON | Federal Excess | Middlesex County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 54.8 |
| Raritan Depot - Parcel D | Federal Excess | Middlesex County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 54.7 |
| Middlesex South, NJ, Site | Federal Excess | Middlesex County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 54.5 |
| Maywood, NJ, Site | Federal Excess | Bergen County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 54.5 |
| Somerville Asset Management Service | Federal Excess | Somerset County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 54.2 |
| VA New Jersey HCS | Federal Excess | Somerset County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 54.0 |
| PPPL-Forrestal Resrch. Ctr | Federal Excess | Middlesex County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 53.9 |
| VA New Jersey HCS E Orange Div. | Federal Excess | Essex County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 53.7 |
| NEWARK RW-22L MALSR/ALS | Federal Excess | Union County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 53.5 |
| ROBBINSVILLE VOR | Federal Excess | Monmouth County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 53.2 |
| OAR PRINCETON NJ GFDL CAMPUS INSTALLATION | Federal Excess | Middlesex County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 53.1 |
| COLTS NECK VOR | Federal Excess | Monmouth County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 52.7 |
| SPARTA VOR | Federal Excess | Sussex County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 52.7 |
| SPARTA VOR | Federal Excess | Sussex County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 52.7 |
| COLTS NECK VOR | Federal Excess | Monmouth County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 52.7 |
| SOLBERG-HUNTERDON AP | Federal Excess | Hunterdon County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 52.5 |
| SCHOOLEYS MTN VOR | Federal Excess | Morris County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 52.4 |
| Beverly National Cemetery | Federal Excess | Burlington County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 51.3 |
| Finn's Point National Cemetery | Federal Excess | Salem County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 50.3 |
| OCEAN COUNTY AIRPORT - MOA | Federal Excess | Ocean County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 49.7 |
| FORT DIX FCI | Federal Excess | Burlington County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 49.5 |
| FAIRTON FCI | Federal Excess | Cumberland County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 49.2 |
| SILAS LITTLE EF BLDGS | Federal Excess | Burlington County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 48.0 |
| CAPE MAY PLANT MATERIALS CTR | Federal Excess | Cape May County | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 47.3 |
How does New Jersey compare with other states for federal excess sites?
With 26 sites, New Jersey ranks 30th of the 35 states that have any federal excess candidate sites. Washington leads with 3,676. Nationally, federal excess sites average 47.5/100 DC Readiness, below the 53.0 average across all site types. Across every site type, New Jersey averages 55.2, the 16th-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 2.7 years.
Where are the highest-scoring federal excess sites in New Jersey?
The top 25 range from 55.4 to 47.3 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Middlesex County (6), Monmouth County (3), Burlington County (3) and Somerset County (2). By grid region, 25 are in PJM.
County pages: Middlesex County · Monmouth County · Burlington County · Somerset County
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these federal excess sites have?
Their counties have a median of 9 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 14 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 2.7 years. None of the 5 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone. 1 lies within 25 km of a binding transmission constraint.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal excess datacenter sites are in New Jersey?
GridCensus catalogs 26 federal excess datacenter candidate sites in New Jersey, 0.1% of the national total for this type (30th of 35 states).
What is a federal excess datacenter site?
Surplus federal property released for civilian reuse. Federal excess parcels can carry existing infrastructure and favorable disposition terms, but acquisition timelines vary with the disposing agency.
What is the best federal excess datacenter site in New Jersey?
By DC Readiness Score, EDISON ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER in Middlesex County ranks first at 55.4/100, followed by EDISON in Middlesex County at 54.8.
Which New Jersey counties have the best federal excess sites?
The top 25 federal excess sites in New Jersey are concentrated in Middlesex County (6), Monmouth County (3), Burlington County (3) and Somerset County (2).
How does New Jersey score for datacenters overall?
All 1,055 scored sites in New Jersey average 55.2/100 DC Readiness, the 16th-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on federal excess sites and New Jersey
- All datacenter sites in New Jersey· 1,055 sites
- Federal Excess datacenter sites nationwide· 17,528 sites
- Industrial sites in New Jersey· 531 sites
- Greenfield sites in New Jersey· 231 sites
- Substation-Adjacent sites in New Jersey· 160 sites
- Former Mine sites in New Jersey· 54 sites
- Brownfield sites in New Jersey· 52 sites
Federal Excess sites in other states
- Federal Excess sites in Washington· 3,676 sites
- Federal Excess sites in California· 3,212 sites
- Federal Excess sites in Arizona· 1,616 sites
- Federal Excess sites in Nebraska· 1,057 sites
- Federal Excess sites in Oklahoma· 991 sites
- Federal Excess sites in Utah· 930 sites
- Federal Excess sites in Idaho· 922 sites
- Federal Excess sites in Colorado· 911 sites
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
About this data
Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Federal Excess datacenter sites in New Jersey”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/federal-excess/new-jersey (data as of November 12, 2026).
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