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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 7 - NATURAL GAS PIPELINES › Subchapter 1 - CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION NATURAL GAS PIPELINES › Section 14:7-1.26 - Operator reporting requirements

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(a) A pipeline
				operator shall report to Board staff all information required under this
				section. All reporting shall be done electronically if practicable, unless
				another method is required by Board staff.
(b) A pipeline operator shall report the
				location of all pipeline construction work in progress to Board staff upon
				request, or periodically as required by Board staff.
(c) A pipeline operator shall provide a copy
				of the following to the Board's Bureau of Pipeline Safety each year, not later
				than March 15, covering the preceding calendar year:
1. The Distribution System Annual Report
				required pursuant to 49 CFR
				191.11. This report shall be submitted to the
				Board on U.S. Department of Transportation Form PHMSA F 7100.1-1;
2. The Transmission System Annual Report
				required pursuant to 49 CFR
				191.13 and
				191.17. This report shall be
				submitted to the Board on U.S. Department of Transportation Form PHMSA
				F7100.2-1;
3. The following
				year-end inventories, submitted in a format provided by the Bureau of Pipeline
				Safety:
i. Total miles of cast iron mains,
				listed by pipe diameter and system operating pressure; and
ii. Total number of cast iron breaks, listed
				by pipe diameter and system operating pressure; and
4. The Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities
				Annual Report required pursuant to
				49 CFR
				191.17. This report shall be submitted to the
				Board on U.S. Department of Transportation Form PHMSA F7100.3-1.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 7 - NATURAL GAS PIPELINES › Subchapter 2 - VIOLATIONS, INFORMAL CONFERENCES, CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AND ADJUDICATORY HEARINGS › Section 14:7-2.1 - Scope and purpose

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(a) This subchapter
				shall govern the Board's assessment of civil administrative penalties for
				violations of this chapter and any law, rule, regulation or order pertaining to
				natural gas pipeline safety, including violations of the Underground Facility
				Protection Act,
				48:2-73 et seq., pertaining to
				natural gas pipeline safety, gas pipeline distribution facilities, hazardous
				liquid underground pipelines or hazardous liquid distribution facilities, in
				accordance with
				48:9-33 and
				48:2-86.
(b) The Board may impose a civil
				administrative penalty by means of a Notice of Probable Violation (NOPV)
				followed by a Final Order of Penalty Assessment (FOPA); through an
				Administrative Order and Notice of Civil Administrative Penalty Assessment
				(AONOCAPA); or as otherwise permissible by law. The amount of the penalty shall
				be determined in accordance with
				14:7-2.7.
(c) This subchapter shall also govern the
				procedures for issuing Notices of Probable Violations and Notices of Civil
				Administrative Penalty Assessment, requesting an informal conference, and
				requesting an adjudicatory hearing on an Administrative Order and Notice of
				Civil Administrative Penalty Assessment.
(d) For purposes of this subchapter,
				"violation" means a violation of any law, rule, regulation or order pertaining
				to natural gas pipeline safety; including any violation of the Underground
				Facility Protection Act,
				48:2-73 et seq., that pertains to
				natural gas pipeline safety, gas pipeline distribution facilities, hazardous
				liquid underground pipelines or hazardous liquid distribution
				facilities.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 7 - NATURAL GAS PIPELINES › Subchapter 2 - VIOLATIONS, INFORMAL CONFERENCES, CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AND ADJUDICATORY HEARINGS › Section 14:7-2.2 - Notices of probable violation

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(a) Upon discovery
				of a probable violation, Board staff may issue a written Notice of Probable
				Violation (NOPV) to the alleged violator. The NOPV shall be served in
				accordance with the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law's procedural rules
				at N.J.A.C. 1:1-7.
(b) The Notice
				of Probable Violation shall:
1. State the
				facts, which constitute the probable violation;
2. Identify the provision of law, rule,
				regulation or order violated;
3.
				Identify the maximum permissible penalty for the violation;
4. Include a form of Answering Certification,
				to be completed and submitted by the alleged violator;
5. Notify the alleged violator of both of the
				following:
i. Failure of the alleged violator
				to submit the Answering Certification within the deadline in
				14:7-2.3(a)  may
				result in Board findings as to the violation(s) in the NOPV through issuance of
				a Final Order of Penalty Assessment (FOPA), which may include the maximum
				penalty permissible by law, without further prior notice to the alleged
				violator; and
ii. The alleged
				violator may contest the NOPV in accordance with
				14:7-2.3(b). If
				an alleged violator contests the NOPV, the Board may issue an Administrative
				Order and Notice of Civil Administrative Penalty Assessment in accordance with
				14:7-2.5, in which case the
				alleged violator may request a hearing in accordance with
				14:7-2.6.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 7 - NATURAL GAS PIPELINES › Subchapter 2 - VIOLATIONS, INFORMAL CONFERENCES, CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AND ADJUDICATORY HEARINGS › Section 14:7-2.3 - Response by alleged violator to Notice of Probable Violation

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(a) The alleged
				violator shall respond to the Notice of Probable Violation by submitting the
				completed Answering Certification to the Board's Division of Reliability and
				Security within 21 calendar days after receiving the Notice of Probable
				Violation and form of Answering Certification. The alleged violator shall
				submit the Answering Certification regardless of whether the alleged violator
				wishes to contest the NOPV.
(b) If
				the alleged violator wishes to contest the NOPV, the alleged violator shall
				indicate this on the Answering Certification. Board staff may hold an informal
				conference with the alleged violator.
(c) Following the alleged violator's
				submittal of the Answering Certification, the Notice of Probable Violation may
				be resolved informally; and/or the staff and the alleged violator may enter
				into a written settlement agreement, which shall be presented to the Board for
				approval.
(d) Nothing in this
				section or in
				14:7-2.2 shall prevent the Board
				from issuing an Administrative Order and Notice of Civil Administrative Penalty
				Assessment pursuant to this subchapter at any time upon discovery of a probable
				violation, nor shall this section be deemed to affect the availability of any
				other enforcement provision provided for by law, in connection with the
				probable violation.
(e) If the NOPV
				is not resolved informally under this section, Board staff may present the
				matter to the Board for further action as determined by the Board, which may
				include, but shall not be limited to, the issuance of an AONOCAPA.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 7 - NATURAL GAS PIPELINES › Subchapter 2 - VIOLATIONS, INFORMAL CONFERENCES, CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AND ADJUDICATORY HEARINGS › Section 14:7-2.4 - Failure of alleged violator to submit Answering Certification

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(a) If the alleged
				violator fails to submit the Answering Certification within the deadline at
				14:7-2.3(a), or
				fails to attend a hearing or conference as required under this subchapter, the
				alleged violator shall be deemed in default.
(b) If an alleged violator is in default,
				Board staff may present the Notice of Probable Violation (NOPV) to the Board
				for findings and issuance of a Final Order of Penalty Assessment (FOPA),
				without further notice to the alleged violator. Board staff shall also present
				proof of service of the NOPV in accordance with
				1:1-7.2.
(c) If the Board finds one or more violations
				as set forth in the NOPV in an FOPA, the Board may assess the maximum penalty
				authorized by law for the violation without further prior notice to the
				violator and without further opportunity for the violator to contest the
				penalty.
(d) In determining the
				appropriate amount of a civil administrative penalty after a default, the Board
				shall not be bound by any compromise or settlement offer made to the alleged
				violator by Division staff, and shall apply the standards in
				14:7-2.7.
(e) Payment of a civil administrative penalty
				assessed under this section is due on the 10th day following service upon the
				alleged violator of the Board's FOPA or as otherwise specified by the
				Board.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 7 - NATURAL GAS PIPELINES › Subchapter 2 - VIOLATIONS, INFORMAL CONFERENCES, CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AND ADJUDICATORY HEARINGS › Section 14:7-2.5 - Notice of Administrative Order and Civil Administrative Penalty Assessment (AONOCAPA)

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(a) In addition to
				the Notice of Probable Violation, which can be issued by Board staff under
				14:7-2.3, the Board may at any
				time issue an Administrative Order and Notice of Civil Administrative Penalty
				Assessment.
(b) The Board shall
				serve an AONOCAPA in accordance with
				1:1-7.2.
(c) The Board may, in its discretion, assess
				a civil administrative penalty for more than one offense in a single
				Administrative Order and Notice of Civil Administrative Penalty Assessment or
				in multiple Administrative Orders and Notices of Civil Administrative Penalty
				Assessment.
(d) An Administrative
				Order and Notice of Civil Administrative Penalty Assessment shall:
1. Identify the provision of the law, rule,
				regulation or order violated;
2.
				Concisely state the facts which constitute the violation;
3. Order such violation to cease;
4. Specify the amount of the civil
				administrative penalty to be imposed; and
5. Notify the alleged violator of the right
				to request an adjudicatory hearing pursuant to the procedures in
				14:7-2.6. If no hearing is
				requested, the penalty set forth in the AONOCAPA will be due and owing on the
				21st day following service on the alleged violator, without further
				notice.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 7 - NATURAL GAS PIPELINES › Subchapter 2 - VIOLATIONS, INFORMAL CONFERENCES, CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AND ADJUDICATORY HEARINGS › Section 14:7-2.6 - Adjudicatory hearings

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(a) To request an
				adjudicatory hearing to contest an Administrative Order and Notice of Civil
				Administrative Penalty Assessment issued pursuant to this subchapter, the
				alleged violator shall submit the following information in writing to the
				Secretary of the Board, Attention: Adjudicatory Hearing Request/Pipeline
				Safety, Board of Public Utilities, 44 South Clinton Avenue, 9th Floor, PO Box
				350, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0350:
1. The
				name, address and telephone number of the alleged violator and its authorized
				representative;
2. The alleged
				violator's defenses, stated in short and plain terms, to each of the Board's
				preliminary findings of fact contained in the Administrative Order and Notice
				of Civil Administrative Penalty Assessment;
3. An admission or denial of each of the
				Board's preliminary findings of fact contained in the Administrative Order and
				Notice of Civil Administrative Penalty Assessment. If the alleged violator is
				without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of
				a finding, the alleged violator shall so state and this shall have the effect
				of a denial. A denial shall fairly meet the substance of the findings denied.
				When the alleged violator intends, in good faith, to deny only a part of or
				qualify a finding, the alleged violator shall specify so much of it as true and
				material and deny only the remainder. The alleged violator may not generally
				deny all of the findings but shall make all denials as specific denials of
				designated findings. For each finding denied, the alleged violator shall allege
				the fact or facts as the alleged violator believes it or them to be;
4. Information supporting the request and
				specific reference to or copies of other written documents relied upon to
				support the request;
5. An estimate
				of the time required for the hearing (in days and/or hours); and
6. A request, if necessary, for a
				barrier-free hearing location to accommodate physically disabled
				persons.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 7 - NATURAL GAS PIPELINES › Subchapter 2 - VIOLATIONS, INFORMAL CONFERENCES, CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AND ADJUDICATORY HEARINGS › Section 14:7-2.7 - Civil administrative penalty determination

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(a) The
				Board may assess a civil administrative penalty in accordance with the amounts
				specified in the Federal Code, up to the relevant maximum amounts set forth at
				N.J.S.A.
				48:10-11,
				48:2-86, or
				48:9-33, against each person who
				violates the provisions of any law, rule, regulation, or order relating to
				natural gas pipeline safety, including violations of the Underground Facility
				Protection Act,
				N.J.S.A.
				48:2-73 et seq., pertaining to natural gas
				pipeline safety, gas pipeline distribution facilities, hazardous liquid
				underground pipelines, or hazardous liquid distribution facilities.
(b) In determining the amount of the civil
				administrative penalty assessed, or an amount agreed upon in compromise, the
				Board shall consider:
1. The nature,
				circumstances and gravity of the violation(s);
2. The degree of the violator's
				culpability;
3. Any history of
				prior violations;
4. The
				prospective effect of the penalty upon the ability of the violator to conduct
				business;
5. Any good faith effort
				by the violator to achieve compliance;
6. The violator's ability to pay the penalty;
				and
7. Any other factors justice
				may require.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 1 - RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS › Section 14:8-1.1 - Applicability

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(a) This chapter
				applies to the following, as these terms are defined at
				14:4-1.2 and
				14:8-1.2:
1. Electric public utilities, also known as
				electric distribution companies or EDCs;
2. Electric power suppliers;
3. Basic generation service, or BGS,
				providers;
4. Renewable energy
				customer-generators; and
5. Clean
				power marketers.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 1 - RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS › Section 14:8-1.3 - Enforcement

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(a) Failure to
				comply with any provision of this chapter shall subject the violator to the
				following penalties in accordance with the Board's regulatory and statutory
				authority:
1. Suspension or revocation of an
				electric power supplier's license and/or any other previously issued Board
				approval;
2. Financial
				penalties;
3. Disallowance of
				recovery of costs in rates; and
4.
				Prohibition on accepting new customers.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 2 - RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS › Section 14:8-2.1 - Purpose and scope

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(a) Each TPS/BGS provider, as defined at
				N.J.A.C.
				14:8-1.2, that sells electricity to retail
				customers in New Jersey, shall include in its electric energy portfolio
				electricity generated from renewable energy sources. This subchapter is
				designed to encourage the development of renewable sources of electricity and
				new, cleaner generation technology; minimize the environmental impact of air
				pollutant emissions from electric generation; reduce possible transport of
				emissions and minimize any adverse environmental impact from deregulation of
				energy generation; and support the reliability of the supply of electricity in
				New Jersey.
(b) This subchapter
				governs the retail electricity sales of each TPS/BGS provider, as defined in
				N.J.A.C.
				14:8-1.2. This subchapter does not govern
				installed capacity obligations, as defined at
				N.J.A.C.
				14:8-2.2.
(c) This subchapter does not apply to a
				private or government aggregator that contracts for electric generation service
				or electric related services, either separately or bundled, for its own
				facilities or on behalf of other business and residential customers in this
				State. This subchapter does not apply to an energy agent, as defined at
				N.J.A.C.
				14:8-1.2. A TPS/BGS provider that is
				contractually obligated to sell electricity to an aggregator shall comply with
				this subchapter by including the amount sold to the aggregator as part of its
				energy portfolio.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 2 - RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS › Section 14:8-2.5 - Energy that qualifies for a class I REC

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(a) This section
				sets forth the types of energy that qualify as class I renewable energy for the
				purposes of issuance of a class I REC usable for compliance with this
				subchapter. The Board has determined that energy listed at (b) below qualifies
				as class I renewable energy, with no prior approval required. Energy listed at
				(d) and (e) below shall qualify as class I renewable energy if the conditions
				specified in those subsections are met.
(b) The following qualify as Class I
				renewable energy for the purposes of this subchapter, with no prior approval
				required:
1. Solar electric generation in the
				form of solar RECs;
2. Solar
				electric generation from a certified facility after the facility's
				qualification life has ended;
3.
				Electricity derived from wind energy;
4. Electricity derived from wave or tidal
				action;
5. Electricity that is
				geothermal energy, as defined in 14:8-2.2;
6. Electricity generated by the combustion of
				methane gas captured from a landfill;
7. Electricity generated by a fuel cell
				powered by methanol, ethanol, landfill gas, digester gas, biomass gas, or other
				renewable fuel. Electricity generated by a fuel cell powered by a fossil fuel
				shall not qualify as Class I renewable energy for the purposes of this
				subchapter; and
8. Electricity
				generated by the combustion of gas from the anaerobic digestion of food waste
				and sewage sludge at a biomass generating facility.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 2 - RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS › Section 14:8-2.6 - Energy that qualifies for a class II REC

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(a) This section
				sets forth the types of energy that qualify as class II renewable energy for
				the purposes of issuance of a class II REC usable for compliance with this
				subchapter. The Board has determined that energy listed at (b) below qualifies
				as class II renewable energy, with no prior approval required. Energy described
				at (c) below shall qualify as class II renewable energy if the conditions
				specified in (c) are met.
(b) The
				following qualify as class II renewable energy for the purposes of this
				subchapter:
1. Electricity generated by a
				hydroelectric facility that has a maximum design capacity of 30 megawatts or
				less from all generating units combined; and
2. Electricity generated by a resource
				recovery facility located in New Jersey, covered by all required NJDEP
				approvals, and operating in compliance with all applicable New Jersey
				environmental laws.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 2 - RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS › Section 14:8-2.7 - Class I and class II renewable energy-generation within PJM

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(a) To qualify for
				a class I or class II REC, energy shall meet the applicable requirements in
				14:8-2.5 and 2.6, and in addition
				shall meet the requirements of this section.
(b) To qualify for a class I or class II REC,
				energy shall be generated within or delivered into the PJM region, as defined
				in 14:4-1.2. Energy generated outside
				the PJM region shall be considered delivered into the PJM region if it has been
				added to the PJM region through dynamic scheduling of the output to load inside
				the PJM region, pursuant to section 1.12(b) of the Amended and Restated
				Operating Agreement of PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., including future
				supplements and amendments. The Amended and Restated Operating Agreement is
				available at
http://www.pjm.com/%7E/media/documents/agreements/oa.ashx
.
(c) If class I or class II renewable energy
				is generated outside of the PJM region, but was delivered into the PJM region,
				the energy may be used as the basis for a REC usable for compliance with this
				subchapter only if the energy was generated at a facility that commenced
				construction on or after January 1, 2003.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 2 - RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS › Section 14:8-2.8 - Using RECs, SRECs, TRECs, and ORECs for RPS compliance

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(a) An REC,
				SREC, TREC, or OREC shall be used to meet New Jersey RPS requirements for
				specific energy years, based on the type of renewable energy upon which the
				REC, SREC, TREC, or OREC is based, and the energy year during which the
				renewable energy was generated, as follows:
1. A class I REC based on energy generated on
				or after July 1, 2010, an SREC based on energy generated on or after July 1,
				2010 but before July 23, 2012, or an OREC based on energy generated on or after
				July 23, 2012, shall be used to comply with RPS requirements for any one of the
				following three energy years:
i. The energy
				year in which the underlying energy was generated; or
ii. Either of the two energy years
				immediately following the energy year in which the underlying energy was
				generated;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 2 - RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS › Section 14:8-2.9 - Issuance of RECs, SRECs, and TRECs

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(a) The Board has
				designated PJM-EIS GATS as the entity that issues class I RECs, class II RECs,
				TRECs, and SRECs for use in complying with this subchapter.
(b) The Board may issue an order
				discontinuing the designation of PJM-EIS GATS under (a) above, and/or approving
				use of RECs, TRECs, or SRECs issued by another entity for compliance with this
				subchapter. The Board shall post a notice of its intent to issue such an order
				at least 30 days prior to issuing the order, and may, in its discretion, choose
				to accept public comment on the notice.
(c) Beginning December 4, 2012, in measuring
				generation to determine the number of RECs, TRECs, or SRECs to issue, the Board
				or its designee shall accept only readings of a meter that records
				kilowatt-hour production of electrical energy, and which meets all applicable
				requirements at (c)1 and 2 below. The readings may be taken or submitted by any
				person, but shall be verified by the Board or its designee:
1. The American National Standards Institute
				(ANSI) Standard C12.1-2008, Electric Meters Code for Electricity Metering,
				incorporated herein by reference, as amended or supplemented; and
2. Any additional requirements in the PJM-EIS
				Generation Attribute Tracking System Operating Rules, Revision 6, September
				2010; and the PJM-EIS Generation Attribute Tracking System Terms of Use, last
				modified on January 3, 2011; which are incorporated herein by reference, as
				amended and supplemented, and can be found at
www.PJM-EIS.com
.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 2 - RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS › Section 14:8-2.10 - Alternative compliance payments (ACPs and SACPs)

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(a) A
				supplier/provider may choose to comply with RPS requirements by submitting one
				or more alternative compliance payments (ACPs) or solar alternative compliance
				payments (SACPs), as those terms are defined in
				14:8-2.2. A supplier/provider that
				wishes to use ACPs or SACPs to comply with this subchapter shall meet the
				requirements of this section.
(b)
				The President of the Board shall appoint an ACP advisory committee to provide
				recommendations to the Board regarding the appropriate cost of ACPs and SACPs,
				as well as other characteristics of their use. The Board shall consider the
advisory committee's recommendation and shall, through Board
				  order, set prices for ACPs and SACPs. At a minimum, the price of an ACP or an
				  SACP shall be higher than the estimated competitive market cost of the
				  following:
1. The cost of meeting the
				requirement through purchase of a REC or solar REC; or
2. The cost of meeting the requirement
				through generating the required renewable energy.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 2 - RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS › Section 14:8-2.11 - Demonstrating compliance, reporting, and recordkeeping

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(a) By
				December 1st of each year, each TPS/BGS provider shall file an annual report
				with the Board, demonstrating that the TPS/BGS provider has met the
				requirements of this subchapter for the preceding reporting year (that is, for
				the reporting year ending May 31st of the same calendar year).
(b) If the annual report required under (a)
				above does not demonstrate that the TPS/BGS provider has supplied the RECs,
				SRECs, or TRECs required under Table A of
				N.J.A.C.
				14:8-2.3for the previous reporting year, the
				annual report shall be accompanied by ACPs and/or SACPs in sufficient
				quantities to make up the shortfall.
(c) The annual report shall contain the
				following basic information for the preceding reporting year:
1. The total number of megawatt-hours of
				electricity sold to retail customers in New Jersey;
2. The total number of class I RECs retired
				Statewide for the purpose of compliance with this chapter;
3. The percentage of the TPS/BGS provider
				total New Jersey retail sales that the amount set forth under (c)2 above
				represents:
4. The total number of
				class II RECs retired for the purpose of compliance with this
				chapter;
5. The percentage of the
				TPS/BGS providers total New Jersey retail sales that the amount set forth under
				(c)4 above represents;
6. The total
				number of SRECs and TRECs retired for the purpose of compliance with this
				chapter;
7. The percentage of the
				TPS/BGS providers total retail sales that the amount in (b)6 above represents;
8. The total amount of solar
				electric generation, class I renewable energy, and class II renewable energy
				represented by RECs, SRECs, and TRECs submitted with the annual
				report;
9. The total number of ACPs
				and/or SACPs submitted with the annual report;
10. A summary demonstrating how compliance
				with the requirements in Table A has been achieved;
11. An accounting issued by PJM-EIS that
				shows the number of RECs purchased and/or held by the TPS/BGS provider;
				and
12. The price of each REC,
				SREC, and/or TREC that was retired during the energy year.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 3 - ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION DISCLOSURE › Section 14:8-3.1 - Environmental information disclosure

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(a) Each
				supplier/provider shall disclose on customer bills, on customer contracts or on
				its marketing materials, a uniform, common set of information about the
				environmental characteristics of the electricity purchased by the customer. The
				supplier/provider shall disclose this information periodically, as directed by
				the Board through the posting of a secretary's letter on the Board's
				website.
(b) The disclosure
				required under this section shall include:
1.
				The fuel mix used in generating the electricity supplied, including categories
				for oil, gas, nuclear, coal, solar, hydroelectric, wind and biomass. If the
				fuel mix for particular electricity cannot practicably be determined, the
				supplier/provider shall include a regional average determined by the
				Board;
2. The air pollutants that
				were emitted as a result of the generation of the energy, expressed in pounds
				per megawatt hour, and including categories for sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide
				and oxides of nitrogen. If the emissions for particular electricity cannot
				practicably be determined, the supplier/provider shall include an emissions
				default determined by the Board; and
3. Any discrete emission reduction retired
				pursuant to rules adopted pursuant to P.L. 1995, c. 188.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 4 - NET METERING FOR CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS › Section 14:8-4.1 - Scope

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(a) This subchapter
				sets forth net metering requirements that apply to electric power suppliers,
				basic generation service providers, and electric distribution companies, as
				defined at
				14:4-1.2, which have customers who
				generate class I renewable energy, as defined at
				14:8-1.2, on the customer's side
				of the meter.
(b) For the purposes
				of this subchapter, class I renewable energy that meets all of the following
				criteria shall be deemed to be generated on the customer's side of the meter:
1. The renewable energy generation facility
				is located either:
i. Within the legal
				boundaries of the property, as set forth within the official tax map, on which
				the energy is consumed; or
ii.
				Within the legal boundaries of a property, as set forth within the official tax
				map, that is contiguous to the property on which the energy is consumed. The
				property on which the energy is consumed and the property on which the
				renewable energy generation facility is located shall be considered contiguous
				if they are geographically located next to each other, but may be otherwise
				separated by an existing easement, public thoroughfare, or transportation or
				utility-owned right-of-way and, but for that separation, would share a common
				boundary. The fact that a public thoroughfare may be encumbered by third-party
				easements does not alter a determination as to whether two properties would be
				considered contiguous;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 4 - NET METERING FOR CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS › Section 14:8-4.2 - Net metering definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
				  shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise. Additional definitions that apply to this subchapter can be found at
				  14:3-1.1 and
				  14:8-1.2.
"Annualized period" means a period of 12 consecutive monthly
				  billing periods. A customer-generator's first annualized period begins on the
				  first day of any single monthly billing period, at the customer's choice. Each
				  customer-generator selects an annualized period under
				  14:8-4.3.
"Avoided cost of wholesale power" means the average
				  locational marginal price of energy in the applicable utility's transmission
				  zone. This cost can be obtained through the website maintained by PJM
				  Interconnection at
www.pjm.com
.
"Customer-generator" means an electricity customer that
				  generates electricity on the customer's side of the meter, using a class I
				  renewable energy source. The Board may deem a pair of entities acting together
				  - that is, a net metering generator and a net metering customer - to constitute
				  one customer-generator for the purpose of net metering.
"Customer-generator facility" means the equipment used by a
				  customer-generator to generate, manage, and/or monitor electricity. A
				  customer-generator facility typically includes an electric generator and/or
				  interconnection equipment that connects the customer-generator facility
				  directly to the customer.
"Net metering customer" means a customer that owns and/or
				  operates electrical wires and/or equipment that is connected to the EDC's
				  electric distribution system through a meter used for net metering. The net
				  metering customer may or may not be the same entity as the net metering
				  generator, and may or may not be located on the same property as the net
				  metering generator.
"Net metering generator" means an entity that owns and/or
				  operates a renewable energy generation facility, the electricity from which is
				  delivered to a net metering customer. The net metering generator may or may not
				  be the same entity as the net metering customer; and may or may not be located
				  on the same property as the net metering customer.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 4 - NET METERING FOR CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS › Section 14:8-4.4 - Meters and metering

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(a) A
				customer-generator facility used for net metering shall be equipped with
				metering equipment that can measure the flow of electricity in both directions
				at the same rate. This is typically accomplished through use of a single
				bi-directional meter.
(b) A
				customer-generator may choose to use an existing electric revenue meter if the
				following criteria are met:
1. The meter is
				capable of measuring the flow of electricity both into and out of the
				customer-generator's facility at the same rate; and
2. The meter is accurate to within plus or
				minus five percent when measuring electricity flowing from the
				customer-generator facility to the electric distribution system.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 4 - NET METERING FOR CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS › Section 14:8-4.5 - Net metering reporting requirements for EDCs

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(a) Each EDC with
				one or more customer-generators connected to its distribution system shall
				submit two net metering reports per year, one covering January 1 through June
				30 and one covering July 1 through December 31. The EDC shall submit the
				reports by August 1 and February 1, respectively.
(b) The EDC shall submit the reports required
				by this section electronically, in PDF format, to oce@bpu.state.nj.us. In
				addition, the EDC may, at its discretion, submit a paper copy of the reports by
				hand delivery or regular mail to the Secretary, Board of Public Utilities, 44
				South Clinton Avenue, 9th Floor, PO Box 350, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0350.
				The EDC may, at its discretion, submit the net metering report together with
				the interconnection report required under
				14:8-5.9.
(c) Each report required in (a) above shall
				include the following information regarding customer-generator energy input and
				output during the reporting period:
1. The
				estimated total kilowatt hours supplied to the distribution system by
				customer-generators and a description of the estimation methodology used;
				and
2. The estimated total kilowatt
				hours that were delivered to customer-generators through the distribution
				system.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 5 - INTERCONNECTION OF CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS › Section 14:8-5.2 - General interconnection provisions

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(a) Each EDC shall
				provide the following three review procedures for applications for
				interconnection of customer-generator facilities:
1. Level 1: An EDC shall use this review
				procedure for all applications to connect inverter-based customer-generator
				facilities, which have a power rating of 10 kW or less, and which meet the
				certification requirements at
				14:8-5.3. Level 1 interconnection
				review procedures are set forth at
				14:8-5.4;
2. Level 2: An EDC shall use this review
				procedure for applications to connect customer-generator facilities with a
				power rating of two MW or less, which meet the certification requirements at
				14:8-5.3. Level 2 interconnection
				review procedures are set forth at
				14:8-5.5; and
3. Level 3: An EDC shall use this review
				procedure for applications to connect customer-generator facilities that do not
				qualify for either the level 1 or level 2 interconnection review procedures.
				Level 3 interconnection review procedures are set forth at
				14:8-5.6.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 5 - INTERCONNECTION OF CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS › Section 14:8-5.3 - Certification of customer-generator interconnection equipment

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(a) In order to
				qualify for the level 1 and the level 2 interconnection review procedures
				described at
				14:8-5.4 and 5.5, a
				customer-generator's interconnection equipment shall have been tested and
				listed by an OSHA-approved nationally recognized testing laboratory for
				continuous interactive operation with an electric distribution system in
				accordance with the following standards, as applicable:
1. IEEE 1547, Standard for Interconnecting
				Distributed Resources with Electric Power Systems (published July 2003), which
				is incorporated herein by reference, as amended or supplemented. IEEE Standard
				1547 can be obtained through the IEEE website at
www.ieee.org
; and
2. UL 1741 Inverters, Converters, and
				Controllers for Use in Independent Power Systems (November 2005), which is
				incorporated herein by reference as amended or supplemented. UL 1741 can be
				obtained through the Underwriters Laboratories website at
www.ul.com
.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 5 - INTERCONNECTION OF CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS › Section 14:8-5.4 - Level 1 interconnection review

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(a) Each EDC shall
				adopt a level 1 interconnection review procedure. The EDC shall use the level 1
				review procedure only for an application to interconnect a customer-generator
				facility that meets all of the following criteria:
1. The facility is inverter-based;
2. The facility has a capacity of 10 kW or
				less; and
3. The facility has been
				certified in accordance with
				14:8-5.3.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 5 - INTERCONNECTION OF CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS › Section 14:8-5.5 - Level 2 interconnection review

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(a) Each EDC shall
				adopt a level 2 interconnection review procedure. The EDC shall use the level 2
				interconnection review procedure for an application to interconnect a
				customer-generator facility that meets both of the following criteria:
1. The facility has a capacity of two
				megawatts or less; and
2. The
				facility has been certified in accordance with
				14:8-5.3.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 5 - INTERCONNECTION OF CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS › Section 14:8-5.6 - Level 3 interconnection review

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(a) Each EDC shall
				adopt a level 3 interconnection review procedure. The EDC shall use the level 3
				review procedure for an application to interconnect a customer-generator
				facility that does not qualify for the level 1 or level 2 interconnection
				review procedures set forth at
				14:8-5.4 and 5.5.
(b) The EDC shall conduct an initial review
				of the application and shall offer the applicant an opportunity to meet with
				EDC staff to discuss the application. At the meeting, the EDC shall provide
				pertinent information to the applicant, such as the available fault current at
				the proposed interconnection location, the existing peak loading on the lines
				in the general vicinity of the customer-generator facility, and the
				configuration of the distribution lines at the proposed point of common
				coupling.
(c) The EDC shall provide
				an impact study agreement to the applicant, which shall include a good faith
				cost estimate for an impact study to be performed by the EDC. An impact study
				is an engineering analysis of the probable impact of a customer-generator
				facility on the safety and reliability of the EDC's electric distribution
				system. An impact study shall be conducted in accordance with good utility
				practice, as defined at
				14:8-5.1 and shall:
1. Detail the impacts to the electric
				distribution system that would result if the customer-generator facility were
				interconnected without modifications to either the customer-generator facility
				or to the electric distribution system;
2. Identify any modifications to the EDC's
				electric distribution system that would be necessary to accommodate the
				proposed interconnection; and
3.
				Focus on power flows and utility protective devices, including control
				requirements.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 5 - INTERCONNECTION OF CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS › Section 14:8-5.7 - Interconnection fees

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(a) An EDC or
				supplier/provider shall not charge an application or other fee to an applicant
				that requests level 1 interconnection review. However, if an application for
				level 1 interconnection review is denied because it does not meet the
				requirements for level 1 interconnection review and the applicant resubmits the
				application under another review procedure in accordance with
				14:8-5.4(p), the
				EDC may impose a fee for the resubmitted application, consistent with this
				section.
(b) For a level 2
				interconnection review, the EDC may charge fees of up to $ 50.00 plus $ 1.00
				per kilowatt of the customer-generator facility's capacity, plus the cost of
				any minor modifications to the electric distribution system or additional
				review, if required under
				14:8-5.5 (
o
)3 or
				4. Costs for such minor modifications or additional review shall be based on
				EDC estimates and shall be subject to case-by-case review by the Board or its
				designee. Costs for engineering work done as part of any additional review
				shall not exceed $ 100.00 per hour.
(c) For a level 3 interconnection review, the
				EDC may charge fees of up to $ 100.00 plus $ 2.00 per kilowatt of the
				customer-generator facility's capacity, as well as charges for actual time
				spent on any impact and/or facilities studies required under
				14:8-5.6. Costs for engineering
				work done as part of an impact study or facilities study shall not exceed $
				100.00 per hour. If the EDC must install facilities in order to accommodate the
				interconnection of the customer-generator facility, the cost of such facilities
				shall be the responsibility of the applicant.
(d) An EDC shall not charge any fee or other
				charge for connecting to the EDC's equipment or for operation of a
				customer-generator facility for the purposes of net metering, except for the
				fees provided for under this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 5 - INTERCONNECTION OF CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS › Section 14:8-5.8 - Testing, maintenance and inspection after interconnection approval

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(a) Once a net
				metering interconnection has been approved under this subchapter, the EDC shall
				not require a customer-generator to test or perform maintenance on its facility
				except for the following:
1. An annual test in
				which the customer-generator's facility is disconnected from the electric
				distribution company's equipment to ensure that the facility stops delivering
				power to the grid;
2. Any
				manufacturer-recommended testing or maintenance; and
3. Any post-installation testing necessary to
				ensure compliance with IEEE 1547 or to ensure safety.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Subchapter 5 - INTERCONNECTION OF CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS › Section 14:8-5.9 - Interconnection reporting requirements for EDCs

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(a) Each EDC with
				one or more customer-generators connected to its distribution system shall
				submit two interconnection reports per year, one covering January 1 through
				June 30 and one covering July 1 through December 31. The EDC shall submit the
				reports by August 1 and February 1, respectively.
(b) The EDC shall submit the reports required
				by this section electronically, in PDF format, to oce@bpu.state.nj.us. In
				addition, the EDC may, at its discretion, submit a paper copy of the reports by
				hand delivery or regular mail to the Secretary, Board of Public Utilities, 44
				South Clinton Avenue, 9th Floor, PO Box 350, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0350.
				The EDC may, at its discretion, submit the interconnection report together with
				the net metering report required under
				14:8-4.5.
(c) Each report shall contain the following
				information regarding customer-generator facilities that interconnected with
				the EDC's distribution system for the first time during the reporting period,
				listed by type of renewable energy technology:
1. The number of customer-generators that
				interconnected;
2. The estimated
				total rated generating capacity of all customer-generator facilities that
				interconnected; and
3. The total
				cumulative number of customer-generators that interconnected between June 15,
				2001 and the end of the reporting period, including the customer-generators in
				(c)1 above.