48:3-90 - Registration of private aggregator - New Jersey Statutes

48:3-90  Registration of private aggregator.

41. a. A private aggregator shall register with the board, which shall include the filing of basic information pertaining to the supplier, such as name, address, telephone number, and company background and profile. A private aggregator shall provide annual updates of this information to the board. The registration shall also include evidence of financial integrity, as determined by the board, and evidence that the private aggregator has knowledge of the energy industry.

b.Any residential customer that elects to purchase electric generation service or gas supply service, after the implementation of gas unbundling pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-58), through a private aggregator must do so affirmatively and voluntarily, either through a written signature; the customer's electronic signature; an audio recording of a telephone call initiated by the customer; independent, third-party verification, in accordance with section 37 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-86), of a telephone call initiated by a private aggregator; or such alternative forms of verification as the board, in consultation with the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, may permit.

L.1999,c.23,s.41; amended 2001, c.242, s.4.