Noise & Light
Vineland residents sue over nonstop humming from Nebius AI data center
Confirmed
- Date
- 2026-05-29
- Location
- Vineland, New Jersey
- Category
- Noise & Light
- NOISE
- Distance from data center
- Not stated in sources
Evidence
- Did the harm happen?
- Alleged — not established
- Did the data center cause it?
- Undetermined
- AI connection
- Confirmed AI use
- Denials and outcomes
- AI connection documented: the sources for this record name the facility's AI purpose or its AI operator, so the connection is documented rather than inferred from the operator's size.
Residents living near the Nebius AI data center in Vineland, New Jersey report a constant humming from the facility that they say has made it hard to sleep and enjoy their homes, and a group of neighbors has sued. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported residents falling asleep to the hum and waking up angry, with some neighbors selling their homes to data center developers.