A 707 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires electric public utility to submit proposal to BPU detailing utility's plan to harden its electric distribution substations to protect against criminal attacks.

This bill requires New Jersey's electric public utilities (companies delivering power to homes and businesses) to submit detailed plans to the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) within 180 days. The plans must outline how they will strengthen ("harden") their electric distribution substations - facilities that convert high-voltage power to lower voltage for local delivery - to protect against criminal attacks. The BPU must review each plan within 180 days and, if approved, order the utility to complete the hardening work within one year. The bill also mandates the BPU to establish security standards for these substations within 120 days of the law's effective date.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
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