NJ Senate Panel Backs Bill Forcing Data Centers to Use Own Clean Power

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March 17, 2026 | njspotlightnews.org

Data centers built in New Jersey would be mandated to use only renewable or nuclear energy to power their operations under a potential law pushed by several Democratic state senators.

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NJ SEED: Mandating data centers provide for their own “clean” power is generally consistent with the federal government’s similar call. But in the race for AI supremacy, we will need to call on all sources of energy. Upgrading and improving the PJM grid is essential as well as states and their monopolistic utilities playing their role in energy production.

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