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New JerseyNew JerseyLawS3379
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.
Approved, P.L.2026, c.75Aug 27 2 months ago
- Body
- New Jersey Legislature
- Session
- 2026-2027
- Introduced
- Feb 9
- Votes
- Senate 34-2, Assembly 76-3, Senate concurrence 39-0
- Sponsors
- D (Democrat)Democrat
- Topics
- Data centers
Timeline
Aug 27 2 months ago
Jun 30 4 months ago
Jun 30 4 months ago
Mar 23 7 months ago
Feb 9 9 months ago
Introduced in the Senate and referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
Sponsors
- D (Democrat)M. Teresa Ruiz
- D (Democrat)Raj Mukherji
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Change log
- AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27
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