New Jersey A2435 mandates investor-owned electric public utilities to submit emergency response plans to the Board of Public Utilities.

New Jersey A2435 requires investor-owned electric public utilities to submit emergency response plans to the Board of Public Utilities. These plans must include management staff identification, communication systems for customers, and a history of medical necessity contacts. The Board can fine utilities $1,000 per day for not filing a plan and $10,000 per day for not following the plan during an outage. Fines are deposited into a non-lapsing account for grants to municipalities for maintaining public rights of way near utility infrastructure.

New Jersey A2435 mandates investor-owned electric public utilities to submit emergency response plans to the Board of Public Utilities.

New Jersey A2435 requires investor-owned electric public utilities to submit emergency response plans to the Board of Public Utilities. These plans must include management staff identification, communication systems for customers, and a history of medical necessity contacts. The Board can fine utilities $1,000 per day for not filing a plan and $10,000 per day for not following the plan during an outage. Fines are deposited into a non-lapsing account for grants to municipalities for maintaining public rights of way near utility infrastructure.