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Requires DEP to conduct study of short and long term effects of water use by large-scale data centers. (A3966, NJ)
Requires study into water use impacts of large data centers and analysis of mitigation strategies. Empowers Department of Environmental Protection to demand information from data centers, water systems and other […]
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Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for certain data centers to protect non-data center customers from increased costs. (A796 / S731, NJ)
Requires utilities to create tariffs for certain data centers to encourage efficiency and protect other users from increased costs due to data centers and other large load customers, including stranded […]
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Data Centers Are Already Increasing Your Energy Bills. We Have the Receipts. – Union of Concerned Scientists
Electric bills rise due to consumers covering $4.3 billion in costs for data center grid connections across seven states. The resource examines how outdated rate structures shift these infrastructure expenses […]
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Data Centers Issue Brief | National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
This NCEL issue brief outlines state legislative strategies to address data center impacts on the electricity grid, ratepayers, and clean energy goals. It highlights bills from Texas, Georgia, Utah, Virginia, […]
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An Act requiring the Board of Public Utilities to study advanced transmission technologies. (S2189 / A1551, NJ)
Cites data centers as one motivating factor in directing a study of the potential deployment of advanced transmission technologies (ATT) by electric public utilities.
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AN ACT concerning water and energy usage at data centers and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes. (A4096 / S3379, NJ)
Requires data centers to submit semi-annual water and energy usage reports to Board of Public Utilities and to public website. Recipients of incentives must also include efficiency, renewable energy use, […]
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