Prohibits electric public utilities from billing customers for certain services during service interruptions and requires repair of certain street lights.

This New Jersey bill (A2849) prohibits electric public utilities from charging customers for electricity during service interruptions. It requires utilities to reduce fixed monthly charges proportionally based on the duration of the outage. The bill also mandates that utilities repair damaged street lights under their maintenance within 10 business days of notification and prohibits billing customers for street light service until repairs are complete. These changes directly affect residential and business customers of electric utilities in New Jersey.