New Jersey S2670 prohibits utility service discontinuances to residential customers during epidemics.
New Jersey S2670 prohibits electric, gas, or water public utilities from discontinuing service to residential customers for nonpayment during an epidemic, such as the Coronavirus 2019 outbreak. This prohibition does not apply if the utility experiences a utility emergency. The utility must resume service as soon as practicable to customers whose service was discontinued before the epidemic. The bill defines "epidemic" as an outbreak of a disease with significant impact on the state, leading to a public health emergency and a state of emergency.
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