Bill > A4096

This bill requires owners and operators of data centers, which are facilities primarily used for storing, managing, and processing digital data and housing computer systems, to submit semi-annual reports on their water and energy usage to the Board of Public Utilities (BPU). These reports must include basic information about the data center, details on total energy consumption (including for cooling), information about the electricity provider and on-site power supplies, the energy consumption of information technology equipment, total and peak daily water input, and the sources of that water. If a data center receives financial incentives from the state, it must also report performance indicators like energy reuse factor and power usage effectiveness, as well as sustainability indicators such as average equipment intake air temperature and waste heat reuse. The BPU will publish the submitted information on its website, with the exception of specific performance and sustainability data which will be kept confidential unless aggregated from at least five facilities. The reporting requirement will initially last for three years, after which the BPU will decide whether to make it permanent.