New JerseyNew JerseyLawA796

Data Center Fair Share: large load customer rules

Requires electric utilities to create a separate rate class and special rules for large load customers such as data centers so other ratepayers are protected from higher costs.

EnactedIntroducedCommitteeFloorLaw

Signed by the governorJul 7 4 months ago

Body: New Jersey Legislature
Session: 2026-2027
Sponsors: D (Democrat)Democrat
Topics: Data centers

Official page Source: Office of the Governor of New Jersey; New Jersey Legislature bill search (S731)

Timeline

Jul 7 4 months ago
Signed by Governor Sherrill
Jun 30 4 months ago
S731 substituted by A796 in the Senate
Jan 13 10 months ago
Identical bill S731 introduced in the Senate

Sponsors

D (Democrat)Dave Bailey
D (Democrat)Joe Danielsen

New Jerseyunverified

Data Center Water and Energy Reporting Act

The law requires data centers to report their water and energy use to state energy regulators every six months.

EnactedNov 6

New JerseyS3379

Data center water and energy usage reporting

Requires data center owners and operators to submit semiannual reports to the Board of Public Utilities on their energy and water use.

EnactedAug 27

United Kingdomunverified

British Data Centre Covenant

The UK government unveiled a covenant setting local job, community investment, and water protection standards for data centers seeking faster grid connections.

ProposedOct 29

United States (federal)unverified

Ratepayer Protection Act

The bill would require state utility regulators to consider whether large electricity users, including data centers, are driving up costs for other ratepayers.

Passed one chamberOct 6

MarylandEO 01.01.2026.16

Responsible Data Center Development in Maryland

Sets state requirements for large data center proposals on ratepayer protection, community engagement, public developer commitments and transparency.

In forceSep 23

CaliforniaSB 887

CEQA: Data Centers and Geothermal Projects

Bars CEQA categorical exemptions for data center projects and lets the governor certify qualifying data center projects as environmental leadership development projects.

EnactedSep 21

Change log

AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27

Summaries of public legislative records, executive actions and court rulings, for reference, not legal advice. Check the official page linked on each item. First seen 2026-09-27. Checked against the official source.