A 4509 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires electric public utilities to provide industrial portable power stations accessible to customers during certain power outages.

This bill requires New Jersey electric utilities to provide industrial portable power stations to customers during power outages lasting six or more hours. Utilities must deploy one station per 20 square miles in the affected outage area, making them available by the end of the sixth hour. Stations must be placed in accessible central locations, with their locations posted online within one hour of placement. The bill directly affects customers in prolonged outage zones and electric utilities responsible for those service areas.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Mar 2026
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Introduced Mar 9, 2026 Last action Mar 9, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
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Alex Sauickie
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