New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S3379: Semi-annual water & energy usage-req data center owners & operators submit
Status: Signed into law, August 27, 2026
Requires data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual water and energy usage reports to BPU.
What the bill says
An Act concerning water and energy usage at data centers and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes.
From the amended text, June 4, 2026:
An Act concerning water and energy usage at data centers and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. As used in this section: Board means the Board of Public Utilities. Data center means a facility: (1) whose primary services are the storage, management, and processing of digital data; and (2) that is used to house computer and network systems, including associated components such as servers, network equipment and appliances, telecommunications, and data storage systems, systems for monitoring and managing infrastructure performance, Internet-related equipment and services, data communications connections, environmental controls, fire protection systems, and security systems and services. 2 [ADDED: Data center shall not include a facility that is used primarily for internal operations by a licensed health care facility or licensed health care provider so long as the facility does not operate as a commercial data processing or colocation facility for an unaffiliated entity.] 2 Electric public utility means the same as the term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-51). Energy reuse factor means a calculation of waste heat reused divided by total energy consumption. Power usage effectiveness means a calculation of a data centers total energy consumption divided by the total energy consumption of the data centers information …
Sponsors
- M. Teresa Ruiz (D, 29) · primary sponsor
- Raj Mukherji (D, 32) · primary sponsor
- Michael Venezia (D, 34) · primary sponsor
- Shama A. Haider (D, 37) · primary sponsor
- Rosaura Bagolie (D, 27) · primary sponsor
- Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr. (D, 18)
- James Beach (D, 6)
- Angela V. McKnight (D, 31)
- Linda R. Greenstein (D, 14)
- Shirley K. Turner (D, 15)
- Katie Brennan (D, 32)
- William B. Sampson, IV (D, 31)
Latest actions
- : APP P.L.2026, c.75.
- : PS PBH (39-0)
- : R/S 2RSC
- : PA (76-3-0)
- : SUB FOR A4096 (1R)
- : REP/ACA 2RA
- : R/A REF ATU
- : PS (34-2)
- : SA 2RS (Voice) (Ruiz)
- : REP 2RS
Votes
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND - Semi-annual water & energy usage-req data center owners & operators submit (June 30, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Semi-annual water & energy usage-req data center owners & operators submit (June 30, 2026): 76 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Aca) (June 4, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Semi-annual water & energy usage-req data center owners & operators submit (March 23, 2026): 33 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate Environment and Energy Committee: Reported favorably (February 12, 2026): 3 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: PUBLIC UTILITIES
Common questions
- What is S3379?
- S3379 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Semi-annual water & energy usage-req data center owners & operators submit.
- What does S3379 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning water and energy usage at data centers and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes.
- What is the status of S3379?
- Signed into law as of August 27, 2026. Latest action: APP P.L.2026, c.75. (August 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3379?
- M. Teresa Ruiz (D, 29), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S3379?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S3379
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