“New Poll: Voters Want a “Balanced” Approach to New Jersey’s Energy Future”

“In a newly released survey, 80% of New Jersey voters feel their electric bills are already too high and express concern and anxiety about their own economic outlook.

Against the backdrop of rising power bills and the gubernatorial election this Fall, by a 37-point margin, New Jersey voters are more likely to support a political candidate who advocates for including more natural gas in the Garden State’s energy mix to increase power supply and cut costs (63%), rather than a candidate who continues the zero-carbon policies of Governor Murphy (26%). This includes a clear majority of the state’s vital independent voters (69-18%).

Further, an overwhelming majority of New Jersey voters (72%) believe consumers should be able to choose what energy source works best for them, compared to those who support moving away from natural gas toward electrification of buildings and homes (16%). In fact, the most popular of six proposed solutions to fix the energy supply-and-demand crisis facing New Jersey is an all-of-the-above energy strategy that includes natural gas working in partnership with renewable energy (66% support).”