On August 10, 2018, Governor Murphy signed a bill into law permitting a veterans’ organization to receive a residential rate for utility service delivered to the property at which the veterans’ organization primarily operates, if the residential rate is lower than the commercial rate for service delivered at that property.

The law applies to “veterans’ organizations,” which the law defines as “an organization dedicated to serving the needs of veterans of the armed forces” and that also satisfies at least one of the following criteria (not all three): (1) is chartered under federal law, (2) qualifies as a tax exempt organization under paragraph (19) of subsection (c) of section 501 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. s.501 (c)(19), or (3) that is organized as a corporation under the “New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Act,” N.J.S.A. 15A:1-1 et seq.

Please complete the application and submit it via email to LargeCustomerSupport@pseg.com or by mail to Business Customer Solutions Support, 24 Brown Avenue, Springfield, NJ 07081. Please make sure to include with your application the document(s) demonstrating your organization’s eligibility, as described in the previous answer. A representative of PSE&G will advise you if there are any questions regarding your application and if your application is approved.

Assuming that the veterans’ organization submits an application with supporting documents and is found eligible to receive the benefit under the criteria set forth above, PSE&G will run the benefit retroactive to the first billing cycle that commences after the organization contacted the Company to inquire about the benefit. PSE&G has been tracking the date veterans’ organizations have contacted the Company before an application was available to inquire about the benefit.

If PSE&G approves the application, your veterans’ organization’s delivery service will be eligible for the benefit under the law beginning with the billing cycle that commences after the Company’s receipt of the application. At least once annually, PSE&G will compare the veteran organization’s delivery charges under its residential service (“RS”) rate schedule to determine if they are lower than the applicable commercial rate schedule. If the RS rate schedule charges are lower than the applicable commercial rate schedule charges during the review period, PSE&G will apply a credit to your organization’s bill for delivery service in the amount of the difference between the two schedules.

Yes. The credit applies to both gas and electric delivery service.

No. The veterans’ organization will remain on the applicable commercial rate, and receive a credit for any difference described in the answer to the question “How is the benefit applied?”

No. The veterans’ organization will not have to pay the higher residential rate.

No. According to the law, the credit applies only to the delivery service portion of the veterans’ organization’s utility bill, not the entire bill (for example, commodity or supply charges are not taken into consideration when PSE&G conducts the comparison).

No. The benefit applies to the veterans’ organization’s “primary” location, which is only one location.

No. The organization will continue to receive the credit -- without submitting any additional documentation -- as long as it remains eligible for the credit under the criteria described above.

It is the veterans’ organization’s responsibility to advise PSE&G as soon as practicable if the primary use of the location receiving the credit is no longer related to serving veterans’ interests. If that is the case, the credit will no longer be provided.

PSE&G may make inspections to determine if the property is the location where the veterans’ organization primarily operates.

Please call the PSE&G Business Solutions Center at 1-855-249-7734 for more information. You may also email LargeCustomerSupport@pseg.com for more information.

You can visit the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ website to determine if your organization is eligible for any energy efficiency programs offered through the State’s Clean Energy Program. You can also visit PSE&G's Save Energy & Money for Businesses page.