Washington, June 23 -- Congressman Josh Gottheimer issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) hosted a roundtable at Bergen County Community College with the NJ Energy Policy Coalition and New Jersey energy leaders to discuss an all-of-the-above approach to skyrocketing energy costs crushing Jersey families and small businesses.
Electric bills in New Jersey have surged 45 percent in just the last two years - and they're set to go even higher. This year alone, the average residential customer has seen their monthly electric bill increase between 17 and 20 percent. That comes on top of a 16 percent spike in gas heating rates last fall and more than a 34 percent surge in gas prices since the start of ...