WND By Gabriella Hoffman, Real Clear Wire August 30, 2025
And residents aren't buying the governor's name-blamingNew Jerseyans are feeling the pain of higher electricity bills. They should blame Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) for inviting this energy crisis.
The BPU was slated to approve a 20% rate hike in June, but delayed the rate hike until September 30. On August 14, the BPU announced a $100 Residential Universal Bill Credit to help lower bills in September and October. This is a way to use taxes to disguise the cost of utility bills, but New Jerseyans are still shouldering these costs.
When announcing this relief measure, Governor Murphy didn't accept responsibility for higher prices. Instead, he blamed PJM Interconnection, a grid operator servicing New Jersey and 12 other states, for creating a "cost crisis." Earlier this summer, he urged residents to set their air conditioners to 76-78 degrees Fahrenheit and delay appliance usage until 8 p.m. But Garden Staters aren't buying what Murphy is selling.
Earlier this month, a Farleigh Dickenson University poll found a plurality of New Jersey residents blame utility companies (26%) and the Murphy administration (19%) for higher electricity costs. Utility companies that deliver electricity, however, don't set prices. But the BPU—officials appointed by Governor Murphy to carry out his climate agenda—does. It's Governor Murphy and his radical plan to force New Jersey to change how the state gets its power that have caused this crisis and driven prices up.
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https://www.wnd.com/2025/08/garden-states-green-new-deal-makes-energy-crisis/
