N.J. Admin. Code § 14:4-7.6A

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

Section 14:4-7.6A - TPS contract summaries

(a) A TPS serving residential customers, or commercial electric customers with a cumulative peak load of 50 kilowatts or less or commercial gas customers with a cumulative peak load of 5,000 therms or less, but not those served through a government energy aggregation program established pursuant to N.J.A.C. 14:4-6, shall provide a TPS Contract Summary of all relevant contract provisions to these customers, along with the TPS contract upon initiation or renewal of service in a standardized format that will be posted under the heading "TPS Contract Summary Standardized Format" on the Board's website, http://www.nj.gov/bpu/. The TPS Contract Summary shall at a minimum:

1. Summarize the material terms and conditions of the contract;

2. Be available in Spanish upon request of the customer;

3. Include instructions explaining how the customer may obtain a Spanish version of the TPS Contract Program Summary;

4. Be written in plain language;

5. State the duration of the contract;

6. State, in a 12-point, boldface font, whether the contract is for a fixed rate or a variable rate;

7. Provide a brief explanation of the difference between a fixed rate and a variable rate that is easily understandable by the general public, including an explanation on how weather fluctuations may affect the price of variable rate contracts;

8. State the price per kilowatt hour or per therm as instructed in the posted TPS Contract Summary Standardized Format;

9. Utilize fonts that are no smaller than 12 point in size;

10. Fit on a single 8.5 inch by 11 inch page;

11. List the customer's name, address, and local distribution company account number at the top of the TPS Contract Summary;

12. Use gas or electric terminology as appropriate. If a customer contracts for both gas and electric supply service, a separate TPS Contract Summary shall be provided for each service;

13. Utilize all of the exact headings shown in the boxes on the left side of the posted TPS Contract Summary Standardized Format, except that the first box shall use the word "electric" or "gas" as appropriate instead of "electric/gas"; and

14. Include the appropriate information in each of the boxes on the right side of the TPS Contract Summary based upon the specific instructions in the boxes on the right side of the posted TPS Contract Summary Standardized Format.

(b) The TPS shall conspicuously display the completed TPS Contract Summary at the front of the proposed customer's contract, and provide it to the customer when the customer signs up for service or contracts for a renewal of service in accordance with the provisions for delivery of a TPS contract as set forth at N.J.A.C. 14:4-7.6(a).

(c) The notice that is sent to residential customers pursuant to N.J.A.C. 14:4-6.6(q) with instructions on how to opt-out of an Option 2 energy aggregation program shall include a GEA Program Summary in accordance with N.J.A.C. 14:4-6.6(r)9.

(d) Commercial electric customers with a cumulative peak load of 50 kilowatts or less and commercial gas customers with a cumulative peak load of 5,000 therms or less who are served through a government energy aggregation program established pursuant to N.J.A.C. 14:4-6.6 shall be given a GEA Program Summary before they opt into the program pursuant to N.J.A.C. 14:4-6.6(b).

N.J. Admin. Code § 14:4-7.6A

Adopted by 49 N.J.R. 4015(a), effective 12/18/2017