48:2-21.37 Definitions relative to imposition of standby charges.

1. As used in this act:

"Board" means the Board of Public Utilities.

"Demand charge" means a charge imposed by an electric public utility which is based upon peak electricity demand during a specified time period, typically, one month. A demand charge is utilized to recover the capital cost of infrastructure necessary to meet peak energy loads. Capacity measured in kilowatts or megawatts represents the ability of an electric public utility, or the electric power grid in the aggregate, to deliver electric service of a peak level of demand during any period of time.

"Distributed generation" means energy generated from a district energy system or a combined heat and power facility as that term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-51), the simultaneous production in one facility of electric power and other forms of useful energy such as heating or process steam, and energy generated from other forms of clean energy efficient electric generation systems.

"Standby charge" means a charge imposed by an electric public utility upon a distributed generation facility for the recovery of costs necessary to make energy available to the distributed generation facility during a facility power outage including, but not limited to, the allocation of reasonable capital investment costs and operating and maintenance expenses associated with the electric public utility's infrastructure needed to provide such service.

L.2011, c.219, s.1.