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Nuclear Energy Program Bill Advances Unanimously As Data Centers Surge Demand For Electric Power

By Miniya Malone (NJ State House News Service) TRENTON, N.J. – Amid soaring electric rates, efforts to expand nuclear energy advanced Monday as an Assembly committee unanimously approved a bill to establish a nuclear energy procurement program through the Board of Public Utilities.  The bill, known as the “Power NJ Act,” aims to increase the […]

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