Requires electric public utilities to implement flood mitigation plans for certain electric distribution substations; prohibits rate increase pending implementation of flood mitigation plans.

Summary

The bill orders the Board of Public Utilities to set flood‑proof design rules for electric distribution substations that have flooded in the past ten years and caused outages of 24 hours or more for at least 5 % of customers. Affected utilities must submit mitigation plans within 120 days of the rules, and the Board must approve and order implementation within 180 days, after which no rate hikes are allowed until the work is finished.

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