Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for large load customers to protect non-large load customers from increased costs.**
This bill requires New Jersey's electric utilities to create special pricing rules (tariffs) for data centers within 180 days of the law taking effect. The tariffs must protect regular electricity customers (non-data center ratepayers) from cost increases caused by data centers' high energy use. Utilities must also design tariffs to encourage data centers to improve energy efficiency, including using technologies that capture and reuse waste heat. The Board of Public Utilities will review and approve these tariffs, and utilities must implement them for all data centers in their service area one year after the law passes.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Mar 17, 2025
Last action Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · General Assembly Jun 30, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (51-23-0)
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (24-15)
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Oct 20, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Jun 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (53-26-1)
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
lower
5 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clinton Calabrese
DDemocratic
P
Dave Bailey
DDemocratic
P
Joe Danielsen
DDemocratic
P
John Burzichelli
DDemocratic
P
John McKeon
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Jessica Ramirez
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
Co
Luanne Peterpaul
DDemocratic
Co
Margie Donlon
DDemocratic
Co
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
Co
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
Co
Vin Gopal
DDemocratic
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