NJ Bill Requires Data Centers Submit Water, Energy Reports to BPU

Detected March 30th, 2026

Summary

New Jersey Senate Bill 3379 requires data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual water and energy usage reports to the Board of Public Utilities (BPU). The bill has passed the Senate and is currently pending in the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee.

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What changed

New Jersey Senate Bill 3379, currently in the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee, mandates that data center owners and operators submit semi-annual reports detailing their water and energy consumption to the Board of Public Utilities (BPU). This bill introduces new reporting requirements specifically for the data center industry within the state.

Data center operators in New Jersey must prepare to track and report their water and energy usage on a semi-annual basis. Compliance with these reporting obligations will be necessary once the bill is enacted into law. Affected entities should monitor the legislative progress of S3379 and prepare internal processes to gather and submit the required data to the BPU.

What to do next

Monitor legislative progress of NJ S3379
Prepare to track and report semi-annual water and energy usage

Source document (simplified)

NJ S3379 | 2026-2027 | Regular Session

New Jersey Senate Bill 3379

NJ State Legislature page for S3379
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Note: Carry Over of previous S4827

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7)
Status: Engrossed on March 23 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
Pending: Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Requires data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual water and energy usage reports to BPU.
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Title

Requires data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual water and energy usage reports to BPU.

Roll Calls

2026-03-23 - Senate - Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage (Y: 34 N: 2 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - Senate - Senate Environment and Energy Committee: Reported Favorably (Y: 3 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

| Date | Chamber | Action |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-23 | Assembly | Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Passed by the Senate (34-2) |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz) |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee |

Same As/Similar To

S4827 (Carry Over) 2025-11-06 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
A4096 (Same As) 2026-02-19 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee

Subjects

Telecommunications and Utilities

New Jersey State Sources

| Type | Source |
| --- | --- |
| Summary | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S3379 |
| Text | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/S3500/3379_I1.HTM |
| Text | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/S3500/3379_R1.HTM |
| Supplement | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/S3500/3379_S1.PDF |
| Supplement | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/S3500/3379_S2.PDF |
| Roll Call | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S3379 |

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