the staff of the Ridgewood blog
TRENTON NJ, The energy master plan announced by Gov. Phil Murphy today calls for eliminating the state’s reliance on natural gas. Assemblyman Jay Webber said the plan is irresponsible and called on the Legislature to stop it from moving forward.“The governor’s plan would effectively end natural gas service in New Jersey; but, New Jerseyans need natural gas, which is an abundant, affordable, clean and reliable energy source,” said Webber (R-Morris). “Not only are 75 percent of our homes and businesses heated with natural gas, but about 50 percent of our electricity is generated from it. Natural gas also is critical as a raw material for manufacturing.”
“If the governor’s plans are carried out, the cost of energy, and therefore the cost of living, will rise dramatically for all New Jerseyans, including for seniors and the middle class whose backs the governor always promises to have,” continued Webber.
Webber said that one estimate shows that homeowners could be on the hook for anywhere between $6,000 and $25,000 just to upgrade or retrofit their homes to meet Murphy’s new rules.
“The governor’s plan is simply divorced from the everyday reality of average New Jerseyans,” concluded Webber. “To kill off natural gas in our state is to condemn us to a darker, dirtier, costlier, and less competitive future. His plan is unacceptable, and I call on both houses of the Legislature to block it immediately.”
Dems face zero consequences for being divorced from reality on any number of issues. It’s amazing. By contrast, no pubbie who prides himself or herself on an actual contrast with their democratic opponents or colleagues when it comes to integrity or credibility would ever even try to get away with this kind of stuff. Pubbie voters by and large tend to punish their in-party candidates and officeholders when they engage in unaccountable flights of fancy (to wit: Governor Fred Flintstone’s Bridgegate).
Lunacy
What is the factual basis and objective reasoning that is the basis for removing natural gas as a source of power in the state of New Jersey? If there is none, then perhaps those who are proposing and supporting this initiative should be relieved of their responsibilities as quickly and expeditiously as possible, since they are obviously in capable of exercising these responsibilities properly.