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NJ-A5294 — "Responsible Data Center Development and Resource Protection Act"; establishes Statewide framework concerning siting, land use approval, energy sourcing, water use, and environmental impacts of large load data center development.

"Responsible Data Center Development and Resource Protection Act"; establishes Statewide framework concerning siting, land use approval, energy sourcing, water use, and environmental impacts of large load data center development.

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionNew JerseyState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-06-18Introduced, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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Grid & interconnection · Siting & permitting · Water standard

Determines whether and how fast a data center can actually get power, and who builds and pays for the transmission upgrades. Sets where and how a data center can be built, and which authority and reviews can accelerate or block a project. Measures or limits how much water a data center draws for cooling, and how local scarcity is weighed in approvals.

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"Responsible Data Center Development and Resource Protection Act"; establishes Statewide framework concerning siting, land use approval, energy sourcing, water use, and environmental impacts of large load data center development.

10 nodes · 9 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 3Policy mechanism 2Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryexplicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryexplicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summarysignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordmember of family: exact title companionPolicy recordNJ-A5294"Responsible Data Center De…NJ-A5294: "Responsible Data Center Development and Resource Protection Act"; establishes Statewide framework concerning siting, land use approval, energy sourcing, water use, and environmental impacts of large load data center development.Policy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeWaterExplicit record textWater: Explicit record textPolicy themeSiting & Land UseExplicit record textSiting & Land Use: Explicit record textPolicy mechanismGrid & interconnectionText-derived policy signalGrid & interconnection: Text-derived policy signalPolicy mechanismSiting & permittingText-derived policy signalSiting & permitting: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionNew JerseyState policy jurisdictionNew Jersey: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorWilliam MoenpersonWilliam Moen: personPolicy family"Responsible Data Cent…NJ"Responsible Data Center Development and Resource Protection Act"; establishes Statewide framework concerning siting, land use approval, energy sourcing, water use, and environmental impacts of large load data center development.: NJ

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