N.J. Admin. Code § 14:3-2A.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 14:3-2A.2 - Project eligibility

(a) The projects within an Infrastructure Investment Program shall be:

1. Related to safety, reliability, and/or resiliency;

2. Non-revenue producing;

3. Specifically identified by the utility within its petition in support of an Infrastructure Investment Program; and

4. Approved by the Board for inclusion in an Infrastructure Investment Program, in response to the utility's petition.

(b) Projects within an Infrastructure Investment Program may include:

1. The replacement of gas utilization pressure cast iron mains with elevated pressure mains and associated services;

2. The replacement of mains and services that are identified as high risk in a gas utility's Distribution Integrity Management Plan;

3. The installation of gas excess flow valves where existing gas service line replacements require them, excluding excess flow valves installed upon customer request pursuant to 49 CFR 192.383;

4. Electric distribution automation investments, including, but not limited to, supervisory control and data acquisition equipment, cybersecurity investments, relays, reclosers, voltage and reactive power control, communications networks, and distribution management system integration;

5. The installation of break-predictive water sensors and wastewater sensors to curtail combined sewer overflows; and

6. Other projects deemed appropriate by the Board.

(c) A utility shall maintain its capital expenditures on projects similar to those proposed within the utility's Infrastructure Investment Program. These capital expenditures shall amount to at least 10 percent of any approved Infrastructure Investment Program. These capital expenditures shall be made in the normal course of business and recovered in a base rate proceeding, and shall not be subject to the recovery mechanism set forth in N.J.A.C. 14:3-2A.6.

N.J. Admin. Code § 14:3-2A.2

Adopted by 50 N.J.R. 630(a), effective 1/16/2018