Committees approve bill aimed at power usage of data centers

Legislation advanced through committees Thursday would make data centers and other power-hungry projects pay for infrastructure upgrades.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: February 13, 2026

Words: 818

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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In New Jersey lawmakers’ latest bid to control rising electricity prices, committees in both legislative chambers approved a bill that would require large power users to pay for a larger share of the infrastructure needed to deliver them electricity.

The bill, which passed Assembly and Senate committees in unanimous votes on Thursday, would require regulators to hold customers using at least 100 megawatts of power a month responsible for no less than …

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