NJ LEG Medium-And-Heavy-Duty EVs

Published on: Oct 29, 2024

On Oct. 24, NJ LEG issued order on EV minimum filing requirements.

  • NJ LEG reported the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) adopted minimum filing requirements (MFRs) for medium-and-heavy-duty (MHD) electric vehicles (EVs).
  • Minimum Filing Requirements
  • The MFRs direct the state’s investor-owned electric distribution companies (EDCs) to propose programs to expand charging access for MHD electric vehicles and fleets.
  • Expansion of EV charging ecosystem will catalyze ongoing clean transition of state’s fleet, yielding significant greenhouse gas emissions reductions and improve air quality.
  • Allows EDC incentives for make ready chargers for public-serving fleets/certain private fleets in overburdened municipalities or communities adjacent to freight EV corridors.
  • MFRs will connect applicants to utilities and require that utilities create and update capacity maps demonstrating where the grid is capable of supporting MHD charging.
  • Provide framework for proactive planning for public charging stations over 500 kW.
  • Additionally, the order required that EDCs create managed charging programs in order to balance the demand on the grid and encourage EV users to charge at night.
  • Effectiveness
  • EDCs required to file proposed programs within 120 days of order, i.e. Feb. 20, 2025.
Regulators
NJ LEG
Entity Types
Corp
Reference
PR, 10/24/2024; Or, Docket No. QO21060946, 10/23/2024; ESG
Functions
Compliance; Environment; Reporting
Countries
United States of America
Category
State
N/A
Products
Corporate
Rule Type
Final
Regions
Am
Rule Date
Oct 24, 2024
Effective Date
Feb 20, 2025
Rule ID
231103
Linked to
N/A
Reg. Last Update
Oct 24, 2024
Report Section
US Consumer