This bill establishes regulations regarding the privacy and control of customer energy usage data (CEUD) collected by electric public utilities through advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). It asserts that customers have full ownership and control over their CEUD, which can only be disclosed to authorized third parties with the customer's informed consent. The bill mandates that electric public utilities use CEUD solely for providing utility services and requires the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to create standardized privacy requirements within 90 days of the bill's enactment. These requirements will include measures to protect CEUD from unauthorized disclosure, notification protocols in case of breaches, and other privacy and transparency standards deemed appropriate by the BPU.

Furthermore, the bill outlines that electric public utilities must submit a data access plan to the BPU within 90 days of the established privacy requirements. This plan must ensure customers have real-time access to their CEUD, provide necessary information for informed consent, and include provisions for the use of CEUD to support state clean energy goals and improve electricity distribution reliability. The BPU will have 30 days to review and approve these plans, and the bill clarifies that utilities may still use anonymized data for analysis and reporting, as well as disclose CEUD as required by law.