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data centers

NJ Senate Passes Bill Aimed at Data Center Energy & Water Use [ROI NJ]

The New Jersey Senate has approved a bill to require data center operators to provide energy and water usage reports to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

Understanding the forces behind rising electric bills in New Jersey

Utilities are getting the blame for rising energy costs. But most of your electric bill isn’t set by them. So what’s really driving prices in New Jersey?

$20M NJ AI Hub fund launched to boost state’s AI startups [NJBIZ]

NJEDA and CoreWeave have launched a $20M NJ AI Hub Fund to support AI startups tied to the NJ AI Hub and boost innovation and job growth statewide. 

Why is Everyone So Wrong About AI Water Use?? [Hank Green]

A deep dive (pun intended) into AI water use

How Much Water and Energy do Data Centers Consume? A New Jersey Bill Demands Answers. [Inside Climate News]

"The debate mirrored a broader balancing act playing out across the country between the promise of AI-fueled development with the great costs to water and energy."

PJM Files proposal with FERC to Update Capacity Auction Rules [ROI-NJ]

"The PJM joint proposal seeks to strike a reasonable balance between wholesale cost and the need to produce auction results that will attract investment in generation required for future grid reliability."

Data centers turn to commercial aircraft jet engines bolted onto trailers as AI power crunch bites — cast-off turbines generate up to 48 MW...

"...this is the first time they’ve appeared in any meaningful way at data center sites. That speaks volumes about just how tight power supplies in the U.S. have become."

Ask AI-“Who is responsible for NJ energy price increases?”

We ask AI why NJ energy prices are increasing, and to list sources.