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This bill requires owners or operators of data centers in New Jersey to submit comprehensive quarterly water and energy usage reports to the Board of Public Utilities (BPU). The reports must include detailed information such as the data center's basic identifying details, total energy consumption (including electricity and fuels), water usage, power sources, and specific performance metrics like power usage effectiveness, energy reuse factor, and renewable energy factor. The bill defines a data center as a facility primarily focused on storing, managing, and processing digital data, with specific infrastructure like servers, network equipment, and environmental control systems. Each report must detail energy consumption in kilowatt hours, water input in cubic meters, water sources, on-site power supplies, and sustainability indicators such as average equipment temperature and waste heat reuse. The BPU is required to publish these reports on its website within 30 days of receipt and must be notified 60 days in advance of any substantial operational changes. The bill also mandates that the BPU coordinate with the Department of Environmental Protection in implementing these requirements, with the first reports due either six months after the bill's effective date for new data centers or three months after the effective date for existing data centers that have been in operation for at least a year.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S4293