2020 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 48 - Public Utilities
Section 48:3-87.10 - Study to determine optimal voltage; benchmark energy and water use for certain commercial buildings.
48:3-87.10 Study to determine optimal voltage; benchmark energy and water use for certain commercial buildings.
4. a. No later than one year after the date of enactment of P.L.2018, c.17 (C.48:3-87.8 et al.), the Board of Public Utilities shall direct each electric public utility in the State to undertake a study to determine the optimal voltage for use in their respective distribution systems, including a consideration of voltage optimization. An electric public utility shall be entitled to full and timely recovery of the costs associated with this analysis.
b. No later than five years after the date of enactment of P.L.2018, c.17 (C.48:3-87.8 et al.), the board shall require the owner or operator of each commercial building over 25,000 square feet in the State to benchmark energy and water use for the prior calendar year using the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Portfolio Manager tool.
L.2018, c.17, s.4.
