1.As used in P.L.2023, c.316 (C.48:25-13 et seq.): "Authority" means the New Jersey Economic Development Authority established by section 4 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-4). "Board" means the Board of Public Utilities or any successor agency. "Brownfield" means the same as the term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-51). "Class I renewable energy" means the same as the term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-51). "DC fast charger" means the same as the term is defined in section 2 of P.L.2019, c.362 (C.48:25-2). "Demonstration project" means the demonstration project authorized in response to a request for proposal developed and issued by the board pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2023, c.316 (C.48:25-14). "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protectio
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1. As used in P.L.2023, c.316 (C.48:25-13 et seq.): "Authority" means the New Jersey Economic Development Authority established by section 4 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-4). "Board" means the Board of Public Utilities or any successor agency. "Brownfield" means the same as the term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-51). "Class I renewable energy" means the same as the term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-51). "DC fast charger" means the same as the term is defined in section 2 of P.L.2019, c.362 (C.48:25-2). "Demonstration project" means the demonstration project authorized in response to a request for proposal developed and issued by the board pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2023, c.316 (C.48:25-14). "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection. "Distributed energy resource" means any resource located on the distribution system of any electric public utility in New Jersey, any subsystem thereof, or behind a customer meter. These resources may include, but are not limited to, electric storage resources, distributed generation, demand response, energy efficiency, thermal storage, and electric vehicles and their supply equipment. "Distributed energy resource charging center" means one or more distributed energy resources consisting of a group of interconnected loads, including at least one High-Powered DC Fast Charger or at least four DC fast chargers, and distributed energy resources, which predominantly produce or store Class I renewable energy, within clearly defined electrical boundaries and located behind a single point of interconnection, that act as a single controllable entity with respect to a utility's infrastructure. "Electric public utility" or "utility" means a public utility, as that term is defined in R.S.48:2-13, that provides electric distribution service in this State. "Electric vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is propelled solely by an electric motor or energy storage device, and includes any such fleet, medium-duty, or heavy-duty vehicle. "Electric vehicle charging depot" or "depot" means a site where one or more DC fast chargers or High-Powered DC Fast Chargers are installed to charge electric vehicle fleets and medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles, along with any electrical equipment on the customer side of the utility meter, needed to connect the chargers to a distributed energy resource charging center. "Electric vehicle service equipment" or "EVSE" means the same as the term is defined in section 2 of P.L.2019, c.362 (C.48:25-2). "Fleet vehicles" refers to a group of vehicles owned or operated by a single entity, serving a specific purpose, with defined roles or tasks. Fleet vehicles may be light-, medium-, or heavy-duty vehicles. "High-Powered DC Fast Charger" means EVSE that provides at least 150 kilowatts of direct current electrical power for charging an electric vehicle through a connector based on fast charging equipment standards and which is approved for installation for that purpose under the National Electric Code through an Underwriters Laboratories Certification or an equivalent certifying organization. "Medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle make-ready" or "MHD make-ready" means the same as the term "make-ready" is defined in section 3.2 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-5). "Overburdened municipality" means a subset of census blocks, as defined by the board, which are located within areas defined by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to P.L.2020, c.92 (C.13:1D-157 et seq.) and that focuses incentives in municipalities that either have high levels of population living under a percentage of the federal poverty line or that are categorized as distressed by the Department of Community Affairs. "PJM Interconnection, L.L.C." or "PJM" means the same as the term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-51). "Primarily operating" means that at least 50 percent of the vehicle miles traveled over the course of a three-year compliance period take place within the overburdened municipality or other percentage as defined by the board to address concerns in overburdened communities. "Request for proposal" or "proposal" means the request for proposal developed and issued by the board pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2023, c.316 (C.48:25-14). L.2023, c.316, s.1.