New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 34 - LOCAL PUBLIC AND PUBLIC SCHOOL CONTRACTS LAWS
Subchapter 7 - COOPERATIVE PURCHASING
Section 5:34-7.18 - Energy aggregation
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) A municipality may provide energy supply to residents and businesses situated within its territorial boundaries.
(b) A county government may enter into a contract for a government energy aggregation program only if one or more constituent municipalities in the county adopt an ordinance authorizing the county to enter into such a contract.
(c) A county government energy aggregation program shall only be conducted for residential and business customers located within the constituent municipalities that have approved participation in the county's government aggregation program.
(d) Only counties and municipalities acting pursuant to the conditions set forth in this chapter may aggregate residential and business customers for gas supply or for electric generation services.
(e) A cooperative pricing system undertaking energy aggregation in which the lead agency is not a county or municipality and the membership includes a mix of local contracting units including municipalities and counties, shall not include municipalities and counties who seek to provide energy to residents and businesses.