SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY COMMITTEE

 

STATEMENT TO

 

SENATE, No. 3102

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

DATED:  OCTOBER 6, 2022

 

      The Senate Environment and Energy Committee favorably reports Senate Bill No. 3102.

      This bill would direct the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to establish a requirement, as a condition of providing any incentive for the installation of electric vehicle service equipment pursuant to P.L.2019, c.362 (C.48:25-1 et seq.) or any other State law, that the station is operational at least 95 percent of the time, as measured on an annual basis.  The bill would also direct the BPU to develop and implement a process to establish, monitor compliance with, and enforce this requirement.  As used in the bill, "electric vehicle service equipment" means the equipment, including the cables, cords, conductors, connectors, couplers, enclosures, attachment plugs, power outlets, switches and controls, network interfaces, and point of sale equipment and associated apparatus designed and used for the purpose of transferring energy from the electric supply system to a plug-in electric vehicle.