Gov. Mikie Sherrill: We Continue to Prevent Utility Shutoffs During ‘These Incredibly Hot Months’

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SHERRILL: “You’re exactly right. Which is why we’ve continued our program to not have shutoffs during these incredibly hot months. Anybody who needs that can go to nj.gov to look into that program so they don’t get shut off. We’ve also put forth, and I just signed it yesterday, a program because I’ve frozen rate hikes, but rates are sort of like the cost per gallon of gasoline. If you use more, your bills are still going to go up. So what we’ve done is put out for some of our lowest income residents, a program where we’re going to defray some of the costs. So about $150 over the next three months with those really high heat bills. So they’ll get about $50 a month off on their utility bills. So they can we can keep driving down costs. But really the key here is expanding power generation and holding some of these utility companies accountable. They just haven’t invested in the grid in the right way. They’ve given been”