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Zac Landicini lives about 3 miles from where the data center is being constructed in Vineland, N.J. He has two young children and worries about asthma and the cost of utilities like power and water.

The project still requires final site plan and development agreement approvals from the township. The data center will be powered by new resources, including solar, under an agreement with DTE Energy.