A 5938 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

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

This bill prevents New Jersey electric utilities from charging customers for electricity during power outages. It requires utilities to reduce fixed monthly charges (not tied to usage) by an amount proportional to the duration of any service interruption. Additionally, utilities must repair damaged street lights under their maintenance within 10 business days of notice and cannot bill customers for those lights until repairs are complete. These provisions directly affect residential and business customers who experience power disruptions or rely on street lighting maintained by utilities.
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Introduced Jul 24, 2025 Last action Jul 24, 2025
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
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