S 680 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

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.

S 680 requires new artificial intelligence (AI) data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities in New Jersey to use electricity exclusively from new renewable energy sources or newly constructed nuclear power. Applicants must submit an energy usage plan to the Board of Public Utilities detailing how they will minimize energy use for cooling, optimize water sourcing, and improve building efficiency. The bill aims to prevent these facilities from increasing strain on the state's power grid and raising electricity costs for ratepayers. All electricity must be derived from new clean sources as measured hourly, with no net decrease in verifiable clean energy on the grid.

Issues: ✓ Energy ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 16, 2026

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Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill → Introduced · 3 edits · Jan 13, 2026

MINOR

This diff reflects the transition of S 680 from a prefiled bill in technical review to its introduced version. The most notable substantive change is the reduction of co-sponsors from eight senators to three (Zwicker, Turner, and Mukherji), indicating reduced legislative backing. A standard legislative statement summarizing the bill's provisions was added at the end. All other changes are formatting or procedural.

SCOPE

Co-sponsors were reduced from eight senators (Zwicker, Turner, Mukherji, Moriarty, Diegnan, Singleton, Greenstein, and Beach) to three (Zwicker, Turner, and Mukherji), suggesting decreased legislative support for the bill.

TECHNICAL

A full legislative statement was appended to the bill summarizing its key provisions: requiring AI data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities to derive all electricity from new verifiable Class I renewable energy or newly constructed nuclear power plants, mandating energy usage plans approved by the BPU, and requiring the BPU to monitor PJM region states for similar requirements.

The bill's status line changed from 'As reported by the Senate Environment and Energy Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel,' reflecting its new procedural stage.

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Committee

Mar 16, 2026

Committee

Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee

upper

2 primary · 7 co-sponsors