Requires electric public utilities to provide portable emergency power generators to affected area during certain power outages.
This bill (A4783) requires New Jersey electric utilities to provide portable emergency power generators to areas experiencing power outages lasting six or more hours. Utilities must deliver these generators by the end of the sixth hour of an outage, supplying enough to restore temporary power for all residents until the outage ends. The bill defines "affected area" as the entire geographic region without power for six+ hours and specifies utilities determine the required number of generators. It applies to all electricity distributors in New Jersey under state law.
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Sep 2024
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Introduced Sep 19, 2024
Last action Sep 19, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
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