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Commissioners flag state bills affecting data‑center energy use and reporting
Summary
Members discussed several state bills that would require AI and data centers to use clean energy sources and submit semi‑annual energy and water usage reports to the Board of Public Utilities; commissioners said the measures are worth monitoring for local planning and capacity impacts.
Franklin Township’s Environmental Commission reviewed state legislation that would impose clean‑energy and reporting requirements on proposed AI and data centers.
A committee member summarized three bills under consideration, including one that would require proposed artificial‑intelligence data centers to…
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