Lawmakers to hold hearing after hot summer pumps electricity bills
September 30, 2024
New Jersey lawmakers are set to explore how high temperatures and spiking electricity prices have led to surges in South Jersey residents’ power bills.
The Assembly Telecommunications Committee on Wednesday will hear testimony about summer power bills that invoiced hundreds of dollars more this June and July than they did last summer, price spikes that some residents say they cannot afford in a state that already boasts a high cost of living.
