tercopy Intan Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Pusat data yang terhubung dengan Microsoft di New Jersey, Amerika Serikat (AS), menghasilkan polusi udara dalam jumlah besar selama setahun terakhir. Fasilitas bernama DataOne itu bahkan baru dikenai denda US$1 juta atau sekitar Rp17,9 miliar setelah otoritas menemukan puluhan generator beroperasi tanpa izin. Temuan tersebut berdasarkan catatan publik yang diperoleh Floodlight. DataOne mengoperasikan 62 generator berbahan bakar gas di fasilitasnya di Vineland, New Jersey. Floodlight kemudian memberikan data teknis generator tersebut kepada Xiaomeng Jin, profesor di Rutgers University, dan Bruce Buckheit, mantan kepala divisi penegakan hukum udara Badan Perlindungan Lingkungan AS (EPA). Jin memperkirakan generator DataOne telah menghasilkan sekitar 140 ton nitrogen oksida (NOx). Jika mengacu pada data EPA, jumlah tersebut akan menempatkan DataOne sebagai salah satu dari lima sumber emisi NOx terbesar di New Jersey pada 2025. "Perkiraan kami adalah generator tersebut mengeluarkan sekitar 140 ton NOx," kata Jin, dikutip dari The Guardian, Sabtu (3/10/2026). NOx merupakan kelompok gas pencemar yang dapat membentuk kabut asap dan berkaitan dengan asma, serangan jantung hingga kematian dini. Jin menyebut NOx sebagai polutan udara di AS yang berdampak pada sebagian besar masyarakat. Dampaknya juga dirasakan warga sekitar. Tiffany Leone-Vespa, warga Vineland yang tinggal sekitar 1,6 kilometer dari pusat data, mengatakan suara generator terdengar seperti pesawat di belakang rumahnya. "Masalah kesehatan apa yang mungkin saya hadapi di masa depan? Karena saya telah terpapar semua itu. Anak-anak saya juga telah terpapar," ujarnya. Potensi polusi DataOne bahkan jauh lebih besar. Jin dan Buckheit memperkirakan 62 generator tersebut dapat menghasilkan lebih dari 1.500 ton NOx per tahun jika beroperasi penuh. Buckheit mengatakan pengoperasian generator itu "menghasilkan tingkat polusi udara yang sangat tinggi" dan potensi emisinya "jauh melampaui ambang batas regulasi untuk sumber utama baru". Di New Jersey, fasilitas yang mampu menghasilkan lebih dari 25 ton NOx per tahun dikategorikan sebagai sumber emisi utama. Fasilitas semacam itu wajib menjalani kajian lingkungan, menerapkan teknologi pengendalian polusi terbaik, serta melalui proses konsultasi publik sebelum beroperasi. Menurut surat perusahaan kepada Departemen Perlindungan Lingkungan New Jersey (NJDEP), generator mulai berdatangan pada Juli 2025. Sebanyak 16 generator mulai beroperasi pada Oktober 2025, disusul 16 generator lainnya pada Februari 2026. Pada Juni 2026, seluruh 62 generator telah beroperasi. Warga juga telah melaporkan gangguan suara selama berbulan-bulan. Lebih dari 100 pengaduan kebisingan masuk ke Departemen Kesehatan Cumberland County sejak Maret, dengan banyak laporan menyebut generator sebagai sumber suara. NJDEP kemudian menjatuhkan denda US$1 juta kepada DataOne dan mewajibkan perusahaan mengurus izin yang diperlukan atau menghentikan operasional generator. Namun, regulator memberikan waktu 45 hari kepada perusahaan untuk memenuhi kewajiban tersebut dan selama periode itu generator masih diperbolehkan beroperasi. DataOne membantah keputusan NJDEP dan sebelumnya berargumen generator tersebut tidak membutuhkan izin. Perusahaan kini berencana mengajukan izin. Perusahaan juga mengatakan sedang beralih ke fuel cell dengan emisi rendah dan suara lebih kecil sebagai sumber listrik permanen fasilitas tersebut. Microsoft, yang terhubung dengan DataOne, mengatakan pihaknya mengharapkan seluruh pemasok dan mitranya mematuhi ketentuan hukum dan regulasi yang berlaku. Microsoft juga menyatakan bekerja sama dengan DataOne untuk mendukung transisi fasilitas menuju solusi listrik jangka panjang. Inquirer melaporkan hal serupa. Listen to article • 0:00 min New Jersey has fined the developers of a data center in Vineland more than $1 million for violating clean-air laws. State officials say DataOne, a French company that is building the Cumberland County facility, installed and operated 62 large natural-gas power generators without the required DEP permits. During a site inspection July 29, state DEP officials saw the generators, which had not been there during a December visit, according to the enforcement document . The state’s announcement comes weeks after an investigation by Floodlight and the Guardian, in which the news outlets used thermal drone footage to show the Vineland data center was operating at least 45 of its generators without permits. Yahoo melaporkan hal serupa. VINELAND — New Jersey environmental officials announced $1.07 million in fines against the massive DataOne center, a 300-megawatt AI data center that will be the largest in the state once construction is complete. 22, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection officials said the data center was violating the New Jersey Air Pollution Control Act for installing and operating 62 natural-gas powered generators without obtaining state environmental permits. DEP officials saw the generators during a July 29 site inspection. The generators were not present during a DEP inspection in December 2025, according to the agency. Njspotlightnews melaporkan hal serupa. State environmental regulators fined a South Jersey data center $1.07 million for allegedly operating dozens of pollution-emitting natural-gas generators without permits. DataOne in Vineland was issued an administrative order and notice of penalty after a July 29 visit by Department of Environmental Protection inspectors on July 29. On site were 62 machines known as stationary reciprocating generators, or engines, that lacked permits, the department announced on Tuesday. Energy Environment , Politics Towns use home rule to block data centers, a step beyond Sherrill The enforcement action is potentially one of the biggest in the country levied by regulators against a data center, according to Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Ed Potosnak. Njspotlightnews melaporkan hal serupa. State environmental regulators fined a South Jersey data center $1.07 million for allegedly operating dozens of pollution-emitting natural-gas generators without permits. DataOne in Vineland was issued an administrative order and notice of penalty after a July 29 visit by Department of Environmental Protection inspectors on July 29. On site were 62 machines known as stationary reciprocating generators, or engines, that lacked permits, the department announced on Tuesday. Energy Environment , Politics Towns use home rule to block data centers, a step beyond Sherrill The enforcement action is potentially one of the biggest in the country levied by regulators against a data center, according to Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Ed Potosnak. Inquirer melaporkan hal serupa. DataOne spokesperson Naomi Race said company executives “disagree with the temporary generator determination” but will apply for the needed permits. DataOne may request a hearing on the matter within 20 calendar days, according to the state’s enforcement document. As for the facility’s permanent power source, the company is “transitioning to low-emission, quiet fuel cells,” for which they “have the necessary approvals in place,” according to Race. The 2.4 million-square-foot complex is set to be South Jersey’s first hyperscale AI data center. Yahoo melaporkan hal serupa. The under construction Nebius data center on corner South Lincoln and Sheridan Avenues in Vineland, NJ, shown Wednesday, December 3, 2025. DataOne has partnered with AI and cloud storage company Nebius to operate the data center for Microsoft across the 107-acre parcel in Vineland. DataOne CEO Charles-Antoine Beyney told the Asbury Park Press last year that the facility will primarily run AI operations like Microsoft's Copilot software. Beyney said DataOne was aiming to operate using the latest technology that enabled lower environmental impacts compared to other giant data centers. Njspotlightnews melaporkan hal serupa. Those powered by natural-gas engines spew carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and other pollutants, according to regulators. In Vineland, a city of 63,000 people living 45 miles south of Philadelphia, residents have complained for months about water and electricity use, air quality and other issues at the DataOne site. Dubai-based DataOne, in a statement to NJ Spotlight News, said the generators are temporary, and the company will “apply for the air permits.” “As announced in the spring, we are transitioning to low-emission, quiet fuel cells as part of the site’s permanent power solution and have the necessary approvals in place for this solution,” the statement read. Njspotlightnews melaporkan hal serupa. Those powered by natural-gas engines spew carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and other pollutants, according to regulators. In Vineland, a city of 63,000 people living 45 miles south of Philadelphia, residents have complained for months about water and electricity use, air quality and other issues at the DataOne site. Dubai-based DataOne, in a statement to NJ Spotlight News, said the generators are temporary, and the company will “apply for the air permits.” “As announced in the spring, we are transitioning to low-emission, quiet fuel cells as part of the site’s permanent power solution and have the necessary approvals in place for this solution,” the statement read. Inquirer melaporkan hal serupa. The Vineland facility is on South Lincoln Avenue, off State Route 55, on the site of a former industrial park. Beyney said he turned down a nearly $6.2 million loan from the city due to community pushback. Yahoo melaporkan hal serupa. For so long, people who have felt opposed to the project have been told that everything has been above board and that everything was done by the books, said Zach Landicini, a Vineland resident who lives about 2.5 miles from DataOne. Natural gas generators emit carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and other pollutants, according to the DEP. New Jersey environmental permits are required for any generator that has 37-kilowatt capacity or higher. DataOne had installed 62 generators − each with a capacity of 1,982 kilowatts − without preconstruction permits or operating certificates, according to the agency. Njspotlightnews melaporkan hal serupa. Each engine on the DataOne site can generate 1,982 kilowatts of electricity, according to the news release. That’s enough to power about 1,600 homes under normal conditions, or 400 homes during peak use, according to energy industry calculations. Energy Environment NJ has crucial choices on data centers, environmentalist says When completed, the data center is planned to measure 2.6 million square feet, rivaling the size of Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, the state’s second-biggest retail mall. The Vineland site’s engines were not noted during a December inspection, according to the Department of Environmental Protection. Njspotlightnews melaporkan hal serupa. Each engine on the DataOne site can generate 1,982 kilowatts of electricity, according to the news release. That’s enough to power about 1,600 homes under normal conditions, or 400 homes during peak use, according to energy industry calculations. Energy Environment NJ has crucial choices on data centers, environmentalist says When completed, the data center is planned to measure 2.6 million square feet, rivaling the size of Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, the state’s second-biggest retail mall. The Vineland site’s engines were not noted during a December inspection, according to the Department of Environmental Protection. Yahoo melaporkan hal serupa. The Sherrill administration demands accountability and corporate responsibility in the construction and operation of data centers and is committed to putting in place legal and regulatory guardrails that protect ratepayers, communities and the environment, said Potosnak, the state environmental commissioner. This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: NJ fines Vineland AI data center $1M over natural gas generators
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- 1Fasilitas bernama DataOne itu bahkan baru dikenai denda US$1 juta atau sekitar Rp17,9 miliar setelah otoritas menemukan puluhan generator beroperasi tanpa izin.
- 2DataOne mengoperasikan 62 generator berbahan bakar gas di fasilitasnya di Vineland, New Jersey.
- 3Jin memperkirakan generator DataOne telah menghasilkan sekitar 140 ton nitrogen oksida (NOx).
- 4Jika mengacu pada data EPA, jumlah tersebut akan menempatkan DataOne sebagai salah satu dari lima sumber emisi NOx terbesar di New Jersey pada 2025.
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