SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

[Second Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 2360

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  DECEMBER 9, 2021

      The Senate Environment and Energy Committee favorably reports Assembly Bill No. 2360 (2R).

      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 also prohibits a utility from charging greater than a residential rate, or greater than an equivalent electricity rate or load management program that is offered by an electric public utility specifically for residential electric vehicle charging, for service delivered to a development for the use of a charging station located at the development intended for the use of a specific resident in the development.  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.

      The bill's provisions would not prevent a development that has installed an electric vehicle charging station from setting the price of the sale of electricity for the use of its electric vehicle charging equipment provided as a service pursuant to section 10 of P.L.2019, c.362 (C.48:25-10).