NJ · gas · GR26060278
Active case·Investigation opened·Utility request
The case is pending; no settlement, recommendation, authorization, or exact next material date is published.
New Jersey Natural Gas requested approximately $157.56 million in additional annual revenue. On June 30, 2026, the Board suspended the proposed rates through November 1, 2026 while it investigates the filing.
Jun 30, 2026
Not scheduled
Case stage
investigation opened
Filed
Jun 1, 2026
Testimony
Not recorded
Hearings
Not recorded
Briefing
Not recorded
Decision
Not recorded
Rates effective
Not recorded
State rules
This docket is a full base-rate review. Selected charges can change on separate schedules without reopening every issue in this case.
Full base-rate review
Case-specific; program deadlines can apply
New Jersey does not use one recurring base-case interval for every utility. Board-approved infrastructure programs can require the participating utility to file its next base-rate case within five years or sooner.
Rate period: Normally established in the utility's base-rate filing; infrastructure-program recoveries remain provisional until prudence is reviewed in the next base case.
Governing rule ↗Between full reviews
Infrastructure Investment Program
Annual or semiannual recovery
A Board-approved IIP permits accelerated recovery for qualifying in-service infrastructure through a separate tariff clause. Rates are provisional and the utility must return for a base case no later than five years after program approval.
Governing source ↗Conservation Incentive Program
Periodic true-up
An approved CIP adjusts gas revenues for usage changes associated with conservation and weather, separating part of utility recovery from sales volume. Its terms are utility- and order-specific.
Governing source ↗Current case economics
Filed request and any outcome captured in this docket.
| Metric | Utility request | Current case outcome | Like-for-like difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual revenue increase | $157.56M Annual utility request | Not available No outcome yet | — |
| Rate base | $4,046.13M Test year November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2026 · Jun 1, 2026 | Not available No outcome yet | — |
| Return on equity | 10.1% Test year November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2026 · Jun 1, 2026 | Not available No outcome yet | — |
| Common equity ratio | 55.5% Test year November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2026 · Jun 1, 2026 | Not available No outcome yet | — |
| Residential bill impact | 23.7 Test year November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2026 · Jun 1, 2026 | Not available No outcome yet | — |
Prior authorizations, mechanism values, actuals, and company projections are shown separately because they are not default like-for-like case comparisons.
Annual revenue change
authorized · Prior authorized observation · Nov 21, 2024
$157M
Common equity ratio
authorized · Prior authorized observation · Nov 21, 2024
54%
Overall rate of return
authorized · Prior authorized observation · Nov 21, 2024
7.08%
Rate base
authorized · Prior authorized observation · Nov 21, 2024
$3,245.02M
Return on equity
authorized · Prior authorized observation · Nov 21, 2024
9.6%
2 events · 3 documents · 2 citations
Material filings, hearings, orders, and effective dates.
Jun 1, 2026
Base rate petition filed
official commission · completed
Jun 30, 2026
Board suspended proposed rates and opened an investigation
official commission · completed
Docket and evidence documents linked to this proceeding.
NJBPU public docket — case-nj-bpu-gr26060278
official docket · direct · —
NJBPU first suspension order for New Jersey Natural Gas 2026 base rate case
evidence · primary · Jun 30, 2026
New Jersey Natural Gas 2026 base-rate filing
evidence · direct · Jun 1, 2026
Field-level excerpts and review metadata supporting material facts.
New Jersey Natural Gas 2026 base-rate filing
utility rate case exhibit · Jun 1, 2026
NJBPU first suspension order for New Jersey Natural Gas 2026 base rate case
commission order · Jun 30, 2026
Stage-preserving economics and party positions as published in the canonical record.
| Metric | Stage | Party | Period | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual revenue change | utility request | party-utility | — | $157.56M | |
| Common equity ratio | utility request | New Jersey Natural Gas Company | Test year November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2026 | 55.5% | |
| Overall rate of return | utility request | New Jersey Natural Gas Company | Test year November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2026 | 7.6% | |
| Rate base | utility request | New Jersey Natural Gas Company | Test year November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2026 | $4,046.13M | |
| Residential monthly bill impact | utility request | New Jersey Natural Gas Company | Test year November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2026 | 23.7 | |
| Return on equity | utility request | New Jersey Natural Gas Company | Test year November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2026 | 10.1% |