New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A4881: Power NJ Act-estab advanced nuclear energy procurement program in BPU
Status: Signed into law, July 13, 2026
"Power NJ Act"; establishes advanced nuclear energy procurement program in BPU.
What the bill says
An Act concerning advanced nuclear energy generation and economic development in the State and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes. Jersey: 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Powering Opportunity, Workforce, and Energy Reliability for New Jersey Act or Power NJ Act. 2. a. The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) Electricity consumption1 [ADDED: , primarily driven by data center consumption, is increasing] 1 across the regional grid 1[is increasing]1 at a pace that outstrips the entry of new generation resources, placing the reliability of electric service at.
From the chaptered text, July 13, 2026:
An Act concerning advanced nuclear energy generation and economic development in the State and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes. Jersey: 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Powering Opportunity, Workforce, and Energy Reliability for New Jersey Act or Power NJ Act. 2. a. The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) Electricity consumption1 [ADDED: , primarily driven by data center consumption, is increasing] 1 across the regional grid 1[is increasing]1 at a pace that outstrips the entry of new generation resources, placing the reliability of electric service at serious risk for customers throughout New Jersey; (2) The resulting 1[contraction] [ADDED: lack] 1 in available generation capacity has driven wholesale capacity market prices to record highs, costs that are ultimately borne by New Jersey electric ratepayers; (3) Dependable and 1[reasonably priced] [ADDED: affordable] 1 electric power is essential to sustaining the competitiveness of the States economy and to protecting the health, safety, and well-being of New Jersey residents; (4) Nuclear generation is inherently carbon-free and consistently achieves higher capacity factors than any other class of generation resource, exceeding 92 percent on a fleet-wide basis, with certain advanced reactor designs 1 [ADDED: potentially] 1 capable of operating at full rated output 98 percent of the time; (5) Nuclear facilities also achieve 1[unmatched] [ADDED: higher] 1 effective …