ASSEMBLY TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 2360

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  DECEMBER 10, 2020

      The Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Assembly Bill No. 2360.

As amended and reported, this bill requires an electric public utility (utility) to charge a residential rate for service delivered to a residential utility customer of record (customer) if the customer uses an electric vehicle charging station (charging station) at a designated parking space located at the customer’s premises or upon the premises of the planned real estate development (development) where the customer resides.

      The bill prohibits a utility from charging greater than a residential rate for service delivered to a development for the use of a charging station located at the development intended for the use of the development’s residents.  However, in the event that the development has a contract for the purchase of electricity from a party other than the utility serving the development, the utility may charge the development an agreed upon rate.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:

      The committee amended the bill to:

      1)   expand the requirement that a utility is to charge a residential rate for service delivered to a customer if the customer uses a charging station located at the residential customer’s premises;

      2)   remove the prohibition on a residential customer selling electricity in any capacity from the charging station at a designated parking space within the development; and

      3)   prohibit a utility from charging greater than a residential rate for service delivered to a charging station at the development, unless the development has a contract for the purchase of electricity from a party other than the utility serving the development, whereupon the utility may charge the development an agreed upon rate.