Regulates energy consumption by data centers; requires annual disclosure reporting; prohibits incentives in fossil fuel power purchase agreements with utilities; directs the public service commission to establish a data center surcharge and discount plan.
Enacts the "disadvantaged communities commitment act"; requires investor-owned energy utilities to collect and publish data on disadvantaged communities in certain service areas and file such statistics with the public service commission.
Energy Resilient Communities Act
Energy Resilient Communities Act
Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for certain data centers to protect non-data center customers from increased costs.
Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for certain data centers to protect non-data center customers from increased costs.
Establishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within state
Establishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within state
Establishes Office of Clean Energy Equity in BPU; directs establishment of certain clean energy, energy efficiency, and energy storage programs for overburdened communities; makes change to community solar program.
Establishes Office of Clean Energy Equity in BPU; directs establishment of certain clean energy, energy efficiency, and energy storage programs for overburdened communities; makes change to community solar program.