New Jersey - Stop Bad Data Centers

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February 25, 2026

An Act concerning electric public utility rates for certain data centers and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes. (A2770, NJ)

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February 25, 2026

Requires BPU to study potential deployment of advanced transmission technologies in NJ (S4676 / A5898, NJ)

Requires study evaluating deploying advanced transmission technologies by electric utilities, including how large customers [e.g. data centers?] can invest / participate in deployment.

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February 25, 2026

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)

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February 25, 2026

Urges states in PJM Interconnection region to require data centers to obtain electricity from new zero- or low-emission sources of energy (SR125, NJ)

Sends resolution to all states in regional grid to require data centers to use only clean energy.

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February 25, 2026

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)

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February 25, 2026

Establishes Next New Jersey Program for artificial intelligence investments. (S3432 / A4558, NJ)

Creates tax credit for new AI data centers meeting investment, jobs, collaboration with NJ universities or startups, environmental standards, affirmative action for contractors, and wages.

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February 25, 2026