Senator Urges BPU to Reject JCP&L’s 8.8% Rate Hike as Costs Soar for New Jersey Residents

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NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill promised to freeze rate hikes. That's not happening. Republican lawmakers representing Ocean County are urging state regulators to reject JCP&L's proposed electric rate increase, while the utility says the additional revenue is needed to improve reliability and recover storm-related costs. Photo by Mikie Sherrill for Governor 2025

TOMS RIVER, N.J. — State Sen. Carmen Amato Jr. and Assemblymen Brian Rumpf and Gregory Myhre are calling on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to reject Jersey Central Power & Light’s proposed 8.8% residential electric rate increase, saying it would place ...

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