Can Utilities Be Shut Off Right Now In Nj 2024. Residential customers waiting for a decision on state assistance to address their overdue utility payments won’t have their power shut off just yet. On thursday, the state legislature passed a bill that would extend a grace period for customers if they submitted an application to the new jersey department of community affairs before june 15.
New jersey’s utility shutoff moratorium and the state’s winter termination program, which bars shutoffs during winter months, lapsed on march 15, allowing. The winter termination program has prevented electric, gas and water utilities from cutting most people off for nonpayment since november.