N.J. Admin. Code § 14:29-3.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 14:29-3.4 - Residential and commercial curtailment

(a) Where all possible means of carrying system load have been taken, including those measures set forth in N.J.A.C. 14:29-2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 3.2, and the natural gas supplier determines that load reduction is still required in order to ensure that demand does not exceed supply, a gas utility shall take one of the actions at (b) or (c) below, as applicable.

(b) If a natural gas supplier determines under (a) above that load reduction is required, the gas utility shall notify the Board as soon as is reasonably feasible and request from the Board the authority to reduce or eliminate the supply of natural gas to residential and/or commercial end-users pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27F-17(b)(3).

(c) If a system emergency is imminent and the notification procedure set forth in (b) above will cause a delay that could unduly jeopardize the integrity and proper operation of the system, the gas utility may reduce or discontinue service to residential and/or commercial end-users without prior approval from the Board.

(d) If a gas utility acts without prior approval from the Board in accordance with (c) above, the utility shall notify the Board as soon as possible, and in no case any later than four hours after beginning the reduction or elimination of service to residential and/or commercial end-users.

(e) A gas utility that reduces or eliminates service to residential and/or commercial end-users under this section shall make every effort to notify affected noninterruptible customers at least two hours prior to the service reduction or elimination.

N.J. Admin. Code § 14:29-3.4

Amended by R.2001 d.87, effective 3/5/2001.
See: 32 New Jersey Register 3717(a), 33 New Jersey Register 839(a).
In (a), added N.J.A.C. references in the introductory paragraph.
Amended by R.2004 d.13, effective 1/5/2004.
See: 35 New Jersey Register 1508(a), 36 New Jersey Register 205(a).
Rewrote the section.