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NJ Rev Stat § 48:3-81 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:3-81 - Revocation, suspension, refusal to issue, renew supplier's license

48:3-81. Revocation, suspension, refusal to issue, renew supplier's license  32. a. The board may revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue or renew an electric power supplier's license or a gas supplier's license at any time upon a finding that the supplier: (1) Has obtained a license through fraud, deception or misrepresentation; (2) Has engaged in the use or employment of dishonesty, fraud, deception, misrepresentation, false promise or false pretense; (3) Has engaged in gross negligence or gross incompetence; (4) Has engaged in repeated acts of negligence or incompetence; (5) Has engaged in misconduct as may be determined by the board; (6) Has been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude or any crime relating adversely to the activity regulated by the board, has not fulfilled the licensure requirements or is not in compliance with the safety and service quality standards adopted by the board. For the purpose of this subsection, a plea of guilty, non vult, nolo contendere or any other such disposition of alleged criminal activity shall be deemed a conviction; (7) Has violated any consumer protection law or regulation in this State or any other state or has had its authority to engage in supplying electric power or gas revoked or suspended by any other state, agency or authority for reasons consistent with this section; (8) Has violated or failed to comply with the provisions of any law or regulation or order adopted by the board;  (9) Is incapable, for any good cause, of discharging the functions of an electric power supplier or a gas supplier in a manner consistent with the public health, safety and welfare; or (10) Has repeatedly failed to submit completed applications, or parts of such applications, or documentation submitted in conjunction with such applications, required to be filed with the Department of Environmental Protection.  b. The board may, upon a duly verified application alleging an act or practice violating any provision of this act or any rule adopted pursuant thereto, enter a temporary order suspending or limiting any license issued by the board pending plenary hearing on an administrative complaint when the application made to the board and imminent danger to the public health, safety or welfare, and notice of such application is given to the licensee affected by such order. L.1999,c.23,s.32.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:3-82 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:3-82 - Additional remedies

48:3-82. Additional remedies  33. a. In addition or as an alternative, as the case may be, to revoking, suspending or refusing to issue or to renew the license of an electric power supplier or a gas supplier, the board may, after notice and opportunity for a hearing: (1) Issue a letter of warning, reprimand or censure with regard to any act, conduct or practice that in the judgment of the board, upon consideration of all relevant facts and circumstances, does not warrant the initiation of formal action; (2) Assess a civil penalty pursuant to section 34 of this act; (3) Order that any person violating any provision of this act or any rule adopted pursuant to this act cease and desist from future violations thereof or take affirmative corrective action as may be necessary with regard to any act or practice found unlawful by the board; (4) Order any person found to have violated any provision of this act or any rule adopted pursuant thereto to restore to any person aggrieved by an unlawful act or practice any moneys or property, real or personal, or the equivalent value of any property, real or personal, acquired by means of such act or practice; except that the board shall not order restoration in a dollar amount greater than the total value of those monies or property received by a licensee or a licensee's agent or any other person violating the act or rule. b. In any administrative proceeding commenced on a complaint alleging a violation of this act or of a rule adopted pursuant thereto, the board or the board secretary may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of electronic data, books, records, or documents at the hearing on the complaint. c. In any action brought pursuant to this act, the board or the court may order the payment of costs for the use of the State. d. Pursuit of any remedy specified in this section shall not preclude the pursuit of any other remedy, including any civil remedy for damage, provided by any other law. Administrative and judicial remedies provided in this section may be pursued simultaneously. L.1999,c.23,s.33.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:3-83 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:3-83 - Violations, penalties.

48:3-83 Violations, penalties.  34. Any person who violates any provision of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-49 et al.) shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for the first offense, except for a violation of section 37 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-86), for which a person shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than $20,000 for the first offense, and not more than $50,000 for the second and each subsequent offense, for each day that the violation continues. Any civil penalty which may be imposed pursuant to this section may be compromised by the board. In determining the amount of the penalty, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, the board shall consider: the nature, circumstances, and gravity of the violation; the degree of the violator's culpability; any history of prior violations; the prospective effect of the penalty on the ability of the violator to conduct business; any good faith effort on the part of the violator in attempting to achieve compliance; the violator's ability to pay the penalty; and other factors the board determines to be appropriate. The amount of the penalty when finally determined, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, may be deducted from any sums owed by the State to the person charged, or may be recovered, if necessary, in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.) in connection with P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-49 et al.). L.1999, c.23, s.34; amended 2019, c.60, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:3-84 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:3-84 - Rights, remedies, prohibitions; cumulative

48:3-84. Rights, remedies, prohibitions; cumulative  35. a. The rights, remedies and prohibitions accorded by the provisions of this act are in addition to and cumulative of any right, remedy or prohibition accorded by the common law or any statute of this State and nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny, abrogate or impair any such common law or statutory right, remedy or prohibition. The Attorney General and the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall continue to have the authority to enforce civil and criminal violations of the consumer fraud act, P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) or any other applicable law, rule or regulation in connection with the activities of electric power suppliers and gas suppliers. b. Administrative and judicial remedies provided in this act may be pursued simultaneously. L.1999,c.23,s.35.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:3-87.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:3-87.2 - Approval of project by board.

48:3-87.2 Approval of project by board.  4. a. The board may approve, subject to the project obtaining the necessary permits, approvals, and authorizations from the Department of Environmental Protection, a qualified wind energy project located in territorial waters offshore of a municipality in which casino gaming is authorized, and authorize offshore wind renewable energy certificates for that project. Any such project shall be a nominal 20 megawatts and no more than 25 megawatts in nameplate capacity and comply with the requirements set forth in section 3 of P.L.2010, c.57 (C.48:3-87.1) , and the cumulative number of wind turbines approved for the project shall not exceed six . b. Upon the date of enactment of P.L.2018, c.21, the board shall accept a submitted application under section 3 of P.L.2010, c.57 (C.48:3-87.1) for the qualified wind energy project to be located in territorial waters offshore of a municipality in which casino gaming is authorized for which an application therefor had been submitted to the board prior to the date of enactment of P.L.2018, c.21. The board may consider relevant information filed in connection with the prior application in undertaking its review and, notwithstanding the requirements set forth in subsection d. of section 3 of P.L.2010, c.57 (C.48:3-87.1), shall make a final determination on the application within 90 days of the date a complete application is filed with the board . L.2010, c.57, s.4; amended 2018, c.21.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:3-87.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:3-87.4 - Definitions relative to nuclear energy.

48:3-87.4 Definitions relative to nuclear energy.  2. As used in this act: "Board" means the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities or any successor agency. "Electric public utility" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 3 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-51).  "Eligibility period" means the period of time, measured in energy years, during which a selected nuclear power plant may receive zero emission certificates pursuant to section 3 of this act. "Eligible nuclear power plant" means a nuclear power plant certified by the board to allow it to be selected to participate in the program established pursuant to section 3 of this act. "Emissions avoidance benefits" means the benefits associated with the preservation of better air quality and other environmental attributes caused by the production of electric energy from a selected nuclear power plant, as well as the reduction in damage that would otherwise be caused by carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases or other pollutants emitted but for the production of electric energy from a selected nuclear power plant. Such damage threatens massive economic and lifestyle disruption, and includes but is not limited to a contribution to sea level rise, heat waves, more frequent and severe occurrence of extreme weather events, and damage to agriculture, water resources, public health, energy and communication systems, and the natural ecosystems that define and support communities. "Energy year" or "EY" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 3 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-51). "Nuclear power plant" means an individual electric generating unit utilizing nuclear fuel to produce electric power. "Selected nuclear power plant" means an eligible nuclear power plant selected by the board to participate in the program established pursuant to section 3 of this act. "Zero emission certificate" or "ZEC" means a certificate, issued by the board or its designee, representing the fuel diversity, air quality, and other environmental attributes of one megawatt-hour of electricity generated by an eligible nuclear power plant selected by the board to participate in the program established pursuant to section 3 of this act. L.2018, c.16, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:3-87.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:3-87.6 - Study by BPU to evaluate efficacy of program.

48:3-87.6 Study by BPU to evaluate efficacy of program.  4. a. No later than 10 years after the date of enactment of this act, the Board of Public Utilities shall conduct a study to evaluate the efficacy of the zero emission certificate program and submit a written report thereon to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature. In conducting the study, the board shall evaluate the program's effect on the premature retirement of nuclear power plants, its effect on the air quality and environment in the State, and its contribution to a more reliable energy supply by assuring fuel diversity. The study shall also evaluate the program's benefits and costs to ratepayers. b. The written report shall: (1) summarize the study and analysis conducted pursuant to subsection a. of this section; (2) discuss and quantify the potential benefits and costs associated with the program; (3) recommend any changes to the program or whether it should continue; and (4) recommend whether the program should be expanded to include other technologies. L.2018, c.16, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:3-87.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:3-87.7 - Severability.

48:3-87.7 Severability.  5. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, that judgment or decision shall not affect other provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid or unconstitutional provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable. L.2018, c.16, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:3-87.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:3-87.10 - Study to determine optimal voltage; benchmark energy and water use for certain commercial buildings.

48:3-87.10 Study to determine optimal voltage; benchmark energy and water use for certain commercial buildings.  4. a. No later than one year after the date of enactment of P.L.2018, c.17 (C.48:3-87.8 et al.), the Board of Public Utilities shall direct each electric public utility in the State to undertake a study to determine the optimal voltage for use in their respective distribution systems, including a consideration of voltage optimization. An electric public utility shall be entitled to full and timely recovery of the costs associated with this analysis. b. No later than five years after the date of enactment of P.L.2018, c.17 (C.48:3-87.8 et al.), the board shall require the owner or operator of each commercial building over 25,000 square feet in the State to benchmark energy and water use for the prior calendar year using the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Portfolio Manager tool. L.2018, c.17, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:3-87.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:3-87.12 - Application, approval process.

48:3-87.12 Application, approval process.  6. a. No later than 120 days after the date of enactment of P.L.2018, c.17 (C.48:3-87.8 et al.), the board shall establish an application and approval process to certify public entities to act as a host customer for remote net metering generating capacity. A public entity certified to act as a host customer may allocate credits to other public entities within the same electric public utility service territory. A copy of the agreement between the public entity certified to act as a host customer and other public entities designated to receive credits shall be provided to the electric public utility before remote net metering credits may be applied to a customer bill. A public entity certified to act as a host customer may host a solar energy project with a capacity up to the total average usage of the electric public utility accounts for the host public entity customer.  b. The board shall establish a remote net metering application process to approve as the primary account holder a certified public entity that is the host customer and the other public entities designated to receive credits.  c. The board shall require the owner of a solar energy project to pay a certified public entity a pro-rated public sponsor fee of $10,000 per megawatt, up to a 10-megawatt allowance for each public entity. The board shall require each participating customer to pay at least 50 percent of the societal benefits charge established pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-60).  L.2018, c.17, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:3-89 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:3-89 - Aggregator contracts; bundling restriction; tax treatment

48:3-89. Aggregator contracts; bundling restriction; tax treatment  40. a. A private aggregator may enter into a contract with a licensed electric power supplier or a licensed gas supplier for the provision of any combination of electric generation service, electric related service, gas supply service or gas related service for business customers. b. A government aggregator may enter into a contract with a licensed electric power supplier or a licensed gas supplier, as provided in section 42 of this act, for the provision of any combination of electric generation service, electric related service, gas supply service or gas related service for its own use or as combined with the use of other government aggregators in a manner provided by law.  c. For residential customers, gas and electric services cannot be bundled until the gas market is opened up for retail competition for that residential customer. d. Aggregation of electric generation service or gas supply service by a government aggregator shall not be construed to constitute the formation of a municipal electric corporation or a municipal electric utility created subsequent to the effective date of this act solely for purposes of State taxation and shall not exempt the sale of such services or income from that sale from any tax to which the sale or income would otherwise be subject, including but not limited to the sales and use tax imposed pursuant to P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.) and the corporation business tax imposed pursuant to P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-1 et seq.). L.1999,c.23,s.40.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:3-90 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:3-90 - Registration of private aggregator.

48:3-90 Registration of private aggregator.  41. a. A private aggregator shall register with the board, which shall include the filing of basic information pertaining to the supplier, such as name, address, telephone number, and company background and profile. A private aggregator shall provide annual updates of this information to the board. The registration shall also include evidence of financial integrity, as determined by the board, and evidence that the private aggregator has knowledge of the energy industry. b. Any residential customer that elects to purchase electric generation service or gas supply service, after the implementation of gas unbundling pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-58), through a private aggregator must do so affirmatively and voluntarily, either through a written signature; the customer's electronic signature; an audio recording of a telephone call initiated by the customer; independent, third-party verification, in accordance with section 37 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-86), of a telephone call initiated by a private aggregator; or such alternative forms of verification as the board, in consultation with the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, may permit. L.1999,c.23,s.41; amended 2001, c.242, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:3-91.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:3-91.1 - Written contract for procurement of certain electric and gas services for State or local government or aggregator.

48:3-91.1 Written contract for procurement of certain electric and gas services for State or local government or aggregator.  1. a. The Division of Purchase and Property in the Department of the Treasury, on behalf of any State agency or local government unit, may enter into a written contract with a licensed electric power supplier or a licensed gas supplier for the provision of electric generation service, electric related service, gas supply service, or gas related service for the facilities of a State agency or local government unit, or for the use of any government aggregator. As used in this act, "State agency" means any agency in the executive branch of the State government, including, but not limited to, any department, board, bureau, commission, division, office, council, or instrumentality thereof, or independent agency, public authority or public benefit corporation, and any State college or public institution of higher education, and "local government unit" means any government entity subject to the requirements of the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.), the "Public School Contracts Law," N.J.S.18A:18A-1 et seq., or the "County College Contracts Law," P.L.1982, c.189 (C.18A:64A-25.1 et seq.). b. The Division of Purchase and Property, prior to initiating the process required pursuant to P.L.1954, c.48 (C.52:34-6 et seq.) for entering into a written contract for electric generation service, electric related service, gas supply service or gas related service pursuant to subsection a. of this section, may notify in writing each State agency, local government unit and government aggregator of the Division of Purchase and Property's intent to enter into such a contract, and offer the State agency, local government unit and government aggregator the opportunity to include in the contract the provision of any combination of electric generation service, electric related service, gas supply service, or gas related service from an electric power supplier or a gas supplier, as appropriate, for the State agency's, local government unit's and government aggregator's facilities. The Division of Purchase and Property shall determine and provide to the State agency, local government unit and government aggregator the requirements for participation in the contract. Such requirements may include, but shall not be limited to, minimum purchase limits, necessary data to be provided by each participating State agency, local government unit and government aggregator, a timetable for the submission of data, and a form for the submission of data. L.2007, c.104, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:3-91.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:3-91.2 - Request for inclusion in proposed contract.

48:3-91.2 Request for inclusion in proposed contract.  2. Upon receiving the notification from the Division of Purchase and Property pursuant to section 1 of this act, a State agency, local government unit or the governing body of a government aggregator may request that the Division of Purchase and Property include the State agency's, local government unit's or government aggregator's needs for such services in the proposed contract by submitting the required information in a timely manner. The Division of Purchase and Property may include in any proposed contract the needs for the provision of electric generation service, electric related service, gas supply service or gas related service from an electric power supplier or a gas supplier, as appropriate, to the facilities of any State agency, local government unit or government aggregator that satisfies the requirements established pursuant to this act. L.2007, c.104, s.2.