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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey Bill Prohibits Ratepayer Collection of Offshore Wind Project Subsidy Costs
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities CommitteeSponsors: Azzariti Jr., John V., M.D. and 3 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Assembly Bill 907 prohibits the New Jersey from requiring electric utility ratepayers to make any payments or prepayments for offshore wind project subsidies, including (OREC) surcharges. The measure applies to all offshore wind projects approved on or after the effective date of the bill.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
electric public utility ratepayers
Ratepayers are protected from being required to pay or prepay any OREC surcharges or fees associated with subsidies for newly approved offshore wind projects.
developers of qualified offshore wind projects
Project developers are prohibited from receiving subsidy payments or prepayments sourced directly through ratepayer surcharges prior to electricity production.
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
The board is restricted from issuing orders that require ratepayers to fund offshore wind project subsidies via upfront surcharges or fees.
Key Facts
- The bill amends the Offshore Wind Economic Development Act to prohibit the Board of Public Utilities from requiring ratepayers to make payments or prepayments for qualified offshore wind project subsidies.
- The prohibition explicitly applies to Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate (OREC) surcharges and any other similar fee intended to recover subsidy costs.
- The legislation applies to all offshore wind projects approved on or after the effective date of the bill.
- Under the new provisions, the Board of Public Utilities is barred from collecting costs associated with offshore wind subsidies from utility customers.
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- Approved offshore wind projects and open access transmission facilities are granted authority to place, construct, and maintain underground infrastructure within public rights-of-way after consultation with municipalities.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
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Elimination of Ratepayer Pre-funding for Offshore Wind
The legislation removes the mechanism allowing utilities to pre-collect subsidy costs from ratepayers via OREC surcharges before projects begin generating power.
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- Controversy80Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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