The committee released A804 as amended, directing the Board of Public Utilities to produce biannual, itemized reports on societal benefit charge revenues and expenditures for electric and gas utilities to the governor and legislature to increase transparency and accountability.

The board approved staff recommendations for deferred accounting and refunds after a gross-receipts-tax error and adopted a settlement that increases joint petitioners' revenue requirement while providing customer bill credits and specified quarterly bill impacts for Middlesex and Pinelands customers.

The Board of Public Utilities opened a public docket to consider pausing or modifying schedules for proceedings seeking electric rate increases under Gov. Sherrill's Executive Order 1 and authorized a consultant RFQ to support a board-mandated modernization study due by July 19, 2026.

The Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee released A796 as amended, a bill that would require large-load customers — expanded beyond data centers — to meet tariff and financial-guarantee requirements so their infrastructure and service costs are not shifted to other ratepayers.

Atlantic County Utilities Authority officials told the Egg Harbor Township Committee they are pursuing landfill height and footprint changes to extend permitted capacity to 2040, expect a roughly 2% 2026 rate increase, and highlighted a $60M private RNG project that will generate roughly $1.3M annually and cut flare emissions.