New Jersey A5188: Advanced Grid Technologies Act-req St oversight of suppl transmission projects

What the bill says

An Act concerning electric transmission planning and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes. Jersey: 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Advanced Grid Technologies Act.” 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Electric transmission facilities serving New Jersey customers face unprecedented demands from rising load growth, lengthy interconnection queues, and the continuous need to provide adequate, reliable, and efficient electric service to customers; b. In Order No. 1920 and other related proceedings, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recognized th.

From the chaptered text, July 7, 2026:

An Act concerning electric transmission planning and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes. Jersey: 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Advanced Grid Technologies Act.” 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Electric transmission facilities serving New Jersey customers face unprecedented demands from rising load growth, lengthy interconnection queues, and the continuous need to provide adequate, reliable, and efficient electric service to customers; b. In Order No. 1920 and other related proceedings, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recognized that advanced transmission technologies are essential tools for modern grid planning that should be meaningfully considered in transmission planning processes; c. Advanced transmission technologies, including grid-enhancing technologies and high-performance conductors, have 2 [ADDED: in certain instances] 2 demonstrated significant consumer savings, reliability improvements, and capacity gains in deployments within the United States and internationally, often with benefit-to-cost ratios substantially exceeding those of traditional transmission alternatives; d. 2[Advanced distribution technologies, including distribution automation, advanced inverters, distributed energy resource management systems, and grid-services-capable storage, are essential to integrating distributed energy resources, electrifying buildings and transportation, and maintaining reliable distribution service despite evolving load patterns; e. ]2 Electric public utilities undertake transmission projects to 2[supplement projects] [ADDED: address local transmission upgrades outside the regional transmission planning process reviewed and] 2 approved by PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) for …