New Jersey’s balancing act: Cut utility bills without derailing clean energy

RAMBO TALABONG / INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS – Halfway through her inaugural speech in front of thousands of New Jerseyans in late January, newly elected governor Mikie Sherrill paused to write her signature on two documents. They were her first two executive orders.

In the first “whereas” clause of the first order, Sherrill declared that “the top priority” of her administration was “to make New Jersey more affordable.” Two paragraphs down she named the problem: “the current cost of electricity has reached the point of crisis for many residents and families” …