NJ-S680 · 2026-2027 session · Legislation
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.
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey
- Current status
- In Committee
- Committee
- Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
- Sponsor
- Smith, Bob
- Introduced
- In Committee
- Floor
- Enacted
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Latest action
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Mar 16, 2026
Subject areas
CarbonCertification & StandardsEnergyGrid ReliabilityRatepayerSiting & Land Use
Policy mechanisms
No policy mechanisms are assigned.
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