Requires electric and gas public utilities de-privatization study; appropriates $100,000.

S 2712 requires New Jersey's Division of Rate Counsel to hire an independent third party to study the feasibility and cost savings of de-privatizing electric and gas public utilities (companies serving residents) by exploring two options: public ownership or joint public-private operation. The study must analyze short- and long-term impacts - including environmental effects, service quality, ratepayer costs, and financial implications - and include input from utilities and public entities. It mandates all electric/gas utilities and public entities to cooperate with the study and requires a final report to the Governor and Legislature within one year. The bill appropriates $100,000 from the state budget to fund this study, which will inform future decisions but does not implement de-privatization itself.