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End Data Center Tax Credits Act (A5165 / S4390, NJ)
Reallocates $250 million in tax credits for data centers and AI to energy storage projects and establishes a one-time income tax credit to lower-income taxpayers who are residential electric customers.
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Power NJ Act (A4881 / S4296, NJ)
A bill supporting the development of nuclear energy that cites data centers as the primary driver of increased energy consumption in the findings section and attracting / retaining data centers as a factor in required economic assessments.
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New Jersey Natural Gas Modernization Act (A4882, NJ)
Cites data centers as a driver of rapidly increasing demand in the findings section, in a bill supporting the upgrading and uprating of existing natural gas facilities.
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An Act concerning data center development and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes. (A4945 / S4401, NJ)
Directs Board of Public Utilities conduct study on environmental, infrastructural, and financial impacts of data center development and report to Governor and legislature. Topics to include: energy and water usage, grid impacts, land usage, e-waste, public health, rates, energy efficiency, fossil fuel usage, renewable energy, and recommendations.
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An Act concerning the development of artificial intelligence data centers. (A4769, NJ)
Requires Board of Public Utilities, the Department of Community Affairs, and the Department of Environmental Protection to establish expedited approval and permitting procedures for artificial intelligence data centers powered by small modular nuclear reactors.
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An Act concerning water and energy usage at data centers and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes. (A4696 / S2274, NJ)
Requires data centers to report water and energy usage and efficiency/sustainability details to Board of Public Utilities quarterly. Board to publish the information on its website.
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