Rep. Andrew Macurdy

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New Jersey's Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to establish a virtual power plant program by 2027. It directs the BPU to create a system where third-party aggregators coordinate customer-owned energy resources - like home batteries, smart thermostats, and electric vehicle chargers - to reduce peak electricity demand. The program must achieve a 500-megawatt reduction in peak demand by 2030, prioritize participation from low-income households and overburdened communities, and prohibit utilities from directly controlling customer devices. This directly affects electric utilities, customers with eligible energy resources, and grid operators by shifting energy use away from peak times to lower costs and improve grid reliability.

Maddy summaryThis bill increases the maximum number of children a registered family day care provider may care for from five to ten at one time. It directly affects family day care providers who operate from their homes and are registered under New Jersey's Family Day Care Provider Registration Act. The key mechanism is amending the definition of "family day care home" to allow up to ten children, while requiring providers caring for more than five children to have at least one additional trained person present. This change updates existing registration rules without altering other licensing requirements for these providers.