Requires BPU to publish plain language summary of its final decision on rate increase filings.

This bill (S 3373) requires New Jersey's Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to include a plain-language summary in every final decision about utility rate increases. It directly affects utility customers by making BPU decisions easier to understand, especially as rates rise. The summary must clearly explain: the utility's original request, the BPU's reasoning, how the change impacts customers, the old and new rates, the rate of return, and when the new rates start. The bill mandates these eight specific elements to replace complex legal language in BPU orders, ensuring transparency about cost changes for electricity, gas, and water providers.