Requires electric public utility to reimburse customers for cost of certain spoiled products resulting from service outage more than 72 hours after end of storm.

This bill requires New Jersey electric utilities to reimburse residential customers for spoiled food or prescription medicine, and business customers for spoiled perishable goods, when power is out for more than 72 hours after a major storm or natural disaster. To qualify, customers must submit proof like receipts or photos of the spoiled items and file claims through an online system the utility must create within 90 days. The reimbursement covers the actual cost of items lost due to lack of refrigeration during the outage, as defined by the bill. It applies only to extended outages caused by events beyond the utility’s control, such as storms or floods.