Energy policy emerges as focal point in New Jersey gubernatorial debate

Energy has become a major issue in this year’s election for New Jersey governor as prices rise. It will likely also dominate other races in next year’s midterm elections.

Ciattarelli criticized the outgoing governor’s plan for constructing offshore wind farms, which some advocates have argued is inefficient and harmful to the environment.

“Anybody who’s from New Jersey would know that the Jersey Shore is sacrosanct, here at the state, nobody wants wind farms off our Jersey Shore,” Ciattarelli said during Sunday night’s debate.

Instead of relying on wind energy to alleviate surging costs, he proposed that a solution is a mix of nuclear and solar energy.

“What I’ve said all along is I’ll reopen and repurpose the plants,” he continued. “We’ll expand our nuclear footprint

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