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Tech groups: New Jersey can win AI 'inference' work if it modernizes grid planning and incentivizes efficient data centers
Summary
Industry witnesses urged the legislature to focus on attracting AI inference data centers close to users, enforce data‑center efficiency standards and invest in AI‑driven grid tools, arguing New Jersey can capture economic gains without hosting the energy‑intensive training clusters.
Representatives of New Jersey’s technology sector told senators that the state can still capture significant economic value from the AI economy by targeting incentives and infrastructure for inference‑focused data centers and startup ecosystems.
Aaron Price, CEO of TechInet (as introduced), told the committee that inference facilities—those that serve real‑time end‑user requests—benefit from geographic proximity to customers…
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