New Jersey public advocacy groups are sounding the alarm on a state Senate and Assembly bill that would promote development of more nuclear reactors in response to the supply shortage in the energy grid that is driving up utility rates.
New Jersey Citizen Action, AARP New Jersey, Environment New Jersey and the New Jersey Large Energy Users Coalition spoke out in front of the Statehouse in Trenton on Dec. 11 as the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee passed A6154. The bill has been referred to the Assembly State and Local Government Committee.
This comes weeks after a similar bill, the New Jersey Energy Security and Affordability Act, made its way in the Senate. The bill is set to be considered by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee after passing through the state Senate Environment and Energy Committee.
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