Requires electric, gas, and water public utilities to provide certain notifications to customers concerning certain service outages.
This bill requires New Jersey electric, gas, and water utilities to create a system for notifying customers who opt in about service outages lasting one hour or longer. Utilities must send alerts via requested methods (like text, email, or robocalls) containing outage location, estimated duration, utility/emergency contact info, and how to report related issues. It excludes outages caused by non-payment and allows state/local emergency agencies to share this outage information. The law takes effect 180 days after enactment.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
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Brian Stack
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