NJ · electric · ER21050823
Closed case·Order entered·Authorized
The initial request remains the requested-stage observation; the later update is described without overwriting it.
Rockland Electric initially requested a $16.9 million annual revenue increase and later updated its request. The Board approved a $9.65 million settlement.
Dec 15, 2021
Not scheduled
Case stage
order entered
Filed
May 21, 2021
Testimony
Not recorded
Hearings
Not recorded
Briefing
Not recorded
Decision
Dec 15, 2021
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 ↗Major-event storm cost deferral
Event-driven · reviewed in a later case
A utility may defer qualifying incremental major-storm costs for later prudence and recovery review. Ordinary storm expense can remain covered by a base-rate allowance.
Governing source ↗Commission decision
Utility request and Commission-authorized outcome.
| Metric | Utility request | Authorized outcome | Like-for-like difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual revenue increase | $16.9M Annual utility request | $9.65M Prior authorized observation · Dec 15, 2021 | +$7.25M |
| Rate base | Not available Not captured in current case sources | Not available Authorized value not captured | — |
| Return on equity | Not available Not captured in current case sources | Not available Authorized value not captured | — |
| Common equity ratio | Not available Not captured in current case sources | Not available Authorized value not captured | — |
| Residential bill impact | Not available Not captured in current case sources | Not available Authorized value not captured | — |
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 · Jun 30, 2026
$15.25M
Common equity ratio
authorized · New Jersey electric distribution base-rate capital structure. · Jun 30, 2026
48.51%
Large Load Coverage Status
disclosed actual · Rockland Electric large-load coverage · Jul 14, 2026
dedicated_tariff_effective
Large Load Coverage Summary
disclosed actual · Rockland Electric large-load coverage · Jul 14, 2026
Rockland Electric has an effective SC7 High Voltage Distribution option for qualifying large customers. The BPU originally approved it to serve a large data center, and the latest approved tariff retains the rate option.
Large Load Credit Collateral
mechanism authorized · Rockland Electric SC7 High Voltage Distribution · Jul 1, 2026
Not identified in reviewed SC7 sources
Large Load Eligibility Threshold
mechanism authorized · Rockland Electric SC7 High Voltage Distribution · Jul 1, 2026
1 MW minimum demand
Large Load Exit Fee
mechanism authorized · Rockland Electric SC7 High Voltage Distribution · Jul 1, 2026
Not identified in reviewed SC7 sources
Large Load Generation Resource Costs
mechanism authorized · Rockland Electric SC7 High Voltage Distribution · Jul 1, 2026
Not identified in reviewed SC7 sources
Large Load Infrastructure Cost Responsibility
mechanism authorized · Rockland Electric SC7 High Voltage Distribution · Jul 1, 2026
Not identified in reviewed SC7 sources
Large Load Minimum Contract Term
mechanism authorized · Rockland Electric SC7 High Voltage Distribution · Jul 1, 2026
Not identified in reviewed SC7 sources
Large Load Minimum Payment
mechanism authorized · Rockland Electric SC7 High Voltage Distribution · Jul 1, 2026
Not identified in reviewed SC7 sources
Rate base
authorized · New Jersey electric distribution rate base for the twelve months ended September 30, 2025. · Jun 30, 2026
$330.31M
Return on equity
authorized · New Jersey electric distribution base-rate return on common equity. · Jun 30, 2026
9.6%
2 events · 1 document · 1 citation
Material filings, hearings, orders, and effective dates.
May 21, 2021
Base rate petition filed
official commission · completed
Dec 15, 2021
Board approved settlement
official commission · completed
Docket and evidence documents linked to this proceeding.
NJBPU order approving Rockland Electric 2021 base-rate settlement
evidence · primary · Dec 15, 2021
Field-level excerpts and review metadata supporting material facts.
NJBPU order approving Rockland Electric 2021 base-rate settlement
commission order · Dec 15, 2021
Stage-preserving economics and party positions as published in the canonical record.
| Metric | Stage | Party | Period | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual revenue change | authorized | party-commission | — | $9.65M | |
| Annual revenue change | utility request | party-utility | — | $16.9M |