New Jersey § 48:3-77

§ 48:3-77.

a. Whenever an on-site generation facility produces power that is not consumed by

the on-site customer, and that power is delivered to an off-site end-use customer

in this State, all the following charges shall apply to the sale or delivery of such

power to the off-site customer: (1) The societal benefits charge or its equivalent, imposed pursuant to section 12

of P.L.1999, c. 23 ( C.48:3-60 ) ; (2) The market transition charge or its equivalent, imposed pursuant to section 13

of P.L.1999, c. 23 ( C.48:3-61 ) ; and (3) The transition bond charge or its equivalent, imposed pursuant to section 18 of P.L.1999, c. 23 ( C.48:3-67 ) . b. None of the following charges shall be imposed on the electricity sold solely to

the on-site customer of an on-site generating facility, except pursuant to subsection

c. of this section: (1) The societal benefits charge or its equivalent, imposed pursuant to section 12

of P.L.1999, c. 23 ( C.48:3-60 ) ; (2) The market transition charge or its equivalent, imposed pursuant to section 13

of P.L.1999, c. 23 ( C.48:3-61 ) ; and (3) The transition bond charge or its equivalent, imposed pursuant to section 18 of P.L.1999, c. 23 ( C.48:3-67 ) . c. Upon finding that generation from on-site generation facilities installed subsequent

to the starting date of retail competition as provided in subsection a. of section

5 of P.L.1999, c. 23 ( C.48:3-53 ) has, in the aggregate, displaced customer purchases from an electric public utility

by an amount such that the kilowatt hours distributed by the electric public utility

have been reduced to an amount equal to 92.5 percent of the 1999 kilowatt hours distributed

by the electric public utility, the board shall impose, except as provided in subsection

d. of this section, the charges listed in subsections a., b., and c. of this section

on the on-site customer. Such charges shall not be levied on any power consumption that is displaced by an

on-site generation facility that is installed before the date of such finding: (1) The societal benefits charge or its equivalent, imposed pursuant to section 12

of P.L.1999, c. 23 ( C.48:3-60 ) ; (2) The market transition charge or its equivalent, imposed pursuant to section 13

of P.L.1999, c. 23 ( C.48:3-61 ) ; and (3) The transition bond charge or its equivalent, imposed pursuant to section 18 of P.L.1999, c. 23 ( C.48:3-67 ) . d. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection c. of this section, a charge shall

not be imposed on power consumption by the on-site customer that is derived from an

on-site generation facility: (1) That the on-site customer or its agent installed on or before the effective date

of P.L.1999, c. 23 ( C.48:3-49 et al.) , including any expansion of such a facility for the continued provision of on-site

power consumption by the same on-site customer that occurs after the effective date

of P.L.1999, c. 23 ; or (2) For which the on-site customer or its agent has made, on or before the effective

date of P.L.1999, c. 23 ( C.48:3-49 et al.) , substantial financial and contractual commitments in planning and development, including

having applied for any appropriate air permit from the Department of Environmental

Protection, including any expansion of such a facility for the continued provision

of on-site power consumption by the same on-site customer that occurs after the effective

date of P.L.1999, c. 23 . e. A societal benefits charge, market transition charge, transition bond charge, and

transitional energy facilities assessment or their equivalent, shall be imposed on

the sale or delivery of power to an off-site end use thermal energy services customer

that is derived from the on-site generation facility serving that customer.