N.J. Admin. Code § 14:8-3.1

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

Section 14:8-3.1 - Environmental information disclosure

(a) Each supplier/provider shall disclose on customer bills, on customer contracts or on its marketing materials, a uniform, common set of information about the environmental characteristics of the electricity purchased by the customer. The supplier/provider shall disclose this information periodically, as directed by the Board through the posting of a secretary's letter on the Board's website.

(b) The disclosure required under this section shall include:

1. The fuel mix used in generating the electricity supplied, including categories for oil, gas, nuclear, coal, solar, hydroelectric, wind and biomass. If the fuel mix for particular electricity cannot practicably be determined, the supplier/provider shall include a regional average determined by the Board;

2. The air pollutants that were emitted as a result of the generation of the energy, expressed in pounds per megawatt hour, and including categories for sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide and oxides of nitrogen. If the emissions for particular electricity cannot practicably be determined, the supplier/provider shall include an emissions default determined by the Board; and

3. Any discrete emission reduction retired pursuant to rules adopted pursuant to P.L. 1995, c. 188.

(c) The disclosure required under this section shall be provided in a graphic format provided by the Board through a posting on its website.

N.J. Admin. Code § 14:8-3.1