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.
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in committee
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Mar 2026
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Introduced Mar 9, 2026
Last action Mar 9, 2026
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Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
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Alex Sauickie
RRepublican
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