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An Act concerning the development of data centers in the State, amending P.L.1975, c.291, and supplementing P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-1 et seq.). (S3611, NJ)
Directs planning boards to submit certain data center development plans to Board of Public Utilities and State Planning Commission and requires Commission approval. Prohibits granting data centers economic development subsidies. […]
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An Act concerning the development of artificial intelligence data centers and supplementing P.L.2024, c.49 (C.34:1B-394 et seq.). (S3639, NJ)
Directs agencies to create expedited approval and permitting for AI data centers powered by on-site small modular reactors and for small modular reactors at existing AI data centers.
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Requires energy usage plan for proposed artificial intelligence data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities; requires all electricity for artificial intelligence data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities to be derived from new clean energy sources. (A1170 / S680, NJ)
Requiring, once agreed by a majority of states sharing the grid, all new AI and crypto mining data centers to operate on renewable and nuclear power and adopt energy and […]
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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. (Requires utilities to create tariffs for data centers (and other large load customers) to encourage efficiency and protect other users from increased costs due to data centers; authorizes Board of Public Utilities to require financial guarantees to pay for at least 85% of requested electricty for 10 years., NJ)
Requires utilities to create tariffs for data centers to encourage efficiency and protect other users from increased costs due to data centers.
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Appropriates $393,480,000 from “New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund”; establishes process for authorizing future appropriations for debt defeasance and capital projects. (S3511 / A4703, NJ)
Appropriates $65,400,000 for New Jersey State Enterprise Data Center and its power infrastructure
Exposing AI Data Center Threats and Harms