STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman LOUIS D. GREENWALD
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
SYNOPSIS
Requires public electric vehicle charging stations to display price per kilowatt-hour.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning public electric vehicle charging station price displays and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. As used in this section:
“Electric vehicle” means a vehicle that has a battery or equivalent energy storage device that can be charged from an electricity supply external to the vehicle with an electric plug. “Electric vehicle” includes plug-in hybrid vehicles.
“Electric vehicle charging station” means the same as that term is defined in section 1 of P.L.2021, c.441 (C.48:7-6.1).
“Plug-in hybrid vehicle” means the same as that term is defined in section 2 of P.L.2019, c.362 (C.48:25-2).
“Public electric vehicle charging station” means an electric vehicle charging station located at a public facility, including, but not limited to, publicly available parking spaces, public parking garages, public transportation facilities, and rest stops.
b. An owner or operator of a public electric vehicle charging station shall display, or cause to be displayed, the price per kilowatt-hour at which electricity is sold to consumers on a physical sign at the point of sale. At a minimum, the price per kilowatt-hour shall be displayed in a manner that is:
(1) clearly and conspicuously visible to the consumer;
(2) presented in a font size and format that is legible under daylight and nighttime conditions; and
(3) updated in real-time or as soon as practicable to reflect current pricing.
c. If the total cost of charging an electric vehicle includes fees beyond the price per kilowatt-hour, the fees shall also be clearly itemized and displayed to the consumer at the point of sale.
d. Any owner or operator of a public electric vehicle charging station found to be in violation of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $250 for each day the violation persists. Any penalties collected under this subsection shall be brought, and the penalty shall by collected, in a summary proceeding before a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of the “Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,” P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).
2. This act shall take effect 180 days following enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the owner or operator of a public electric vehicle charging station to display, or cause to be displayed, the price per kilowatt-hour at which electricity is sold to consumers on a physical sign at the point of sale. At a minimum, the price per kilowatt-hour is to be displayed in a manner that is: (1) clearly and conspicuously visible to the consumer; (2) presented in a font size and format that is legible under daylight and nighttime conditions; and (3) updated in real-time or as soon as practicable to reflect current pricing.
Under the bill, if the total cost of charging an electric vehicle includes fees beyond the price per kilowatt-hour, the fees are to be clearly itemized and displayed to the consumer at the point of sale.
An owner or operator found to be in violation of the provisions of the bill is to be subject to a civil penalty of up to $250 for each day the violation persists.