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Introduced
12/04/2025
12/04/2025
In Committee
01/05/2026
01/05/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Introduced Session
2024-2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill requires the Board of Public Utilities (board) to collect load-forecasting information from electric public utilities and load-serving entities. The bill further requires the board to analyze the potential impact of the filings and information on load-forecasting for the State. Additionally, the bill requires the board to coordinate with PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) to ensure load-forecasting information is incorporated into PJM's regional planning in a fair, accurate, and non-duplicative manner and requires the board to coordinate with PJM and other regulatory authorities to ensure that large loads and customer contracts are accounted for in a non-duplicative manner. The bill also requires the board to provide annual reports to the Governor and to the Legislature that include a summary of the load-forecasting information collected, the board's analysis of the load-forecasting information, and the board's efforts to coordinate with PJM and other regulatory authorities. As used in this bill, "load-forecasting information" means the methodologies, data, and assumptions utilized in the process of predicting future electrical load requirements to support power generation planning and the operation of electrical power systems. As defined in the bill, load-forecasting information includes contracts, agreements, and commitments made between electric public utilities, load-serving entities, and their customers that impact load forecasting.
AI Summary
This bill requires the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (board) to collect, review, and analyze load-forecasting information from electric public utilities and load-serving entities, which are organizations that provide electrical power to end users. Load-forecasting information includes the methods, data, and assumptions used to predict future electricity demand, as well as contracts and commitments that impact these predictions. The bill aims to address the growing electricity demand in the PJM Interconnection region, particularly due to data centers, electric vehicles, and building electrification, which are projected to add 32 GW of load by 2030. The board must coordinate with PJM and other regulatory authorities to ensure that load-forecasting information is incorporated into regional planning accurately and without duplication. Starting in 2026, the board will be required to submit an annual report to the Governor and Legislature detailing the load-forecasting information collected, its analysis, and coordination efforts. The bill also mandates that the board adopt rules for handling confidential information received from utilities and load-serving entities, with the goal of improving transparency, maintaining system reliability, and protecting consumers from unnecessary costs associated with inaccurate electricity demand predictions.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee (on 01/05/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/A6156 |
| Analysis - Statement ATU 1/5/26 | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A6500/6156_S1.PDF |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A6500/6156_I1.HTM |
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