Section 48:25-14 - Board of Public Utilities, request for proposal, eligibility, establishment of demonstration projects, electric vehicle charging depotsa. The Board of Public Utilities, in consultation with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and the Department of Environmental Protection, shall develop a request for proposal to determine eligibility for the establishment of demonstration projects involving the development of electric vehicle charging depots for electric vehicle use. Each electric vehicle charging depot shall be serviced by one or more distributed energy resource charging centers, and the electric vehicle charging depots shall be located within six regionally diverse locations within the State, except that at least one electric vehicle charging depot, including the distributed energy resource charging center servicing the depot, shall be located within the service territory of each electric public utility operating within this State and at least two of the electric vehicle charging depots shall serve vehicles primarily operating within an overburdened municipality. The proposal shall describe, in detail, the requirements for the provision of electric vehicle charging depots for electric vehicle charging, the production or storage of Class I renewable energy, any demand management plans, and the total number of electric vehicle miles traveled, which depots shall, at a minimum, be capable of supporting coincident peak sufficient to meet vehicle electric loads. Within the proposal, the board shall provide a list and brief description of any State or local incentives and support programs available to an approved applicant.b. Upon developing the request for proposal, the board shall issue the proposal in a form and manner determined by the board. The board shall establish guidelines for the approval, designation, operation, and reporting of a demonstration project in a manner determined by the board. The board may approve the development of more than one electric vehicle charging depot within any of the six locations, provided that the total number of approved projects satisfies the requirements of subsection a. of this section.c. The board, in cooperation with the authority and the department, shall oversee, coordinate, and assist the demonstration project approved and established pursuant to P.L. 2023, c. 316 (C.48:25-13 et seq.) and shall allocate up to $2,000,000 in assistance per project from the proceeds of the societal benefits charge imposed pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection a. of section 12 of P.L. 1999, c. 23 (C.48:3-60) to facilitate investment in electric vehicle charging depots. The funds allocated from the societal benefits charge shall be in addition to any utility investment established pursuant to section 3 of P.L. 2023, c. 316 (C.48:25-15), and any other incentives or funds available from PJM, or other renewable energy or storage incentives that the project may be eligible to receive.Added by L. 2023, c. 316, s. 2, eff. 1/16/2024.