Overview
- Gov. Phil Murphy’s declaration took effect at 9 a.m. Friday and remains in place until officials determine the risk has passed.
- A federal waiver extends allowable driving time for propane haulers from 11 to 14 hours with 10 consecutive hours off duty required.
- The disruption traces to a Nov. 19 transformer incident at Energy Transfer’s Marcus Hook Terminal that disabled the truck-loading rack and left the site unable to pump from storage caverns.
- Terminals are loading directly from pipeline with longer wait times, customers are on allocation at roughly 70% of normal loads, and the repair timeline remains unclear.
- About 186,000 New Jerseyans depend on propane for heat as an Arctic surge drives temperatures lower, industry groups stress this is a distribution problem not a fuel shortage, and trucks are sourcing from alternate hubs like Bayway as Pennsylvania issues similar hours waivers and NPGA seeks a regional exemption.