New Jersey residents were facing a 20% hike on energy bills this month, thanks to bad policymaking designed to force consumers into using 100% renewable energy. Some customers already pay over $500 a month. But the Board of Public Utilities is bailing out Trenton lawmakers by delaying the rate increase until Sept. 30.
While it’s easy to scapegoat the regional grid operator and artificial intelligence data centers for skyrocketing energy bills, the blame falls squarely on Gov. Phil Murphy’s (D-NJ) net-zero climate policies born out of his Energy Master Plan.
The Murphy Energy Master Plan, an executive order signed in 2023, mandates that the Garden State achieve 100% clean energy by 2035 through solar, wind, electric vehicles, and batteries.
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Unsurprisingly, New Jersey isn’t on track to
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