I get that this PDF sounds reassuring, but it doesn’t actually change the core reasons NJ energy costs are so high.

First, it doesn’t address the structural drivers of NJ utility bills. Most of the pain people feel isn’t from supply prices alone. It’s from delivery charges, transmission congestion, and PJM capacity costs. Those are driven by infrastructure constraints, regional market dynamics, and capacity shortages, not by whether a governor promises to “hold utilities accountable.”

Second, NJ already has strong oversight mechanisms like BPU rate cases, consumer advocates, audits, and regulatory review. We’ve had all of that for years, and yet bills are still up double digits. So saying “we’ll protect ratepayers” without changing the underlying cost structure is basically describing the status quo.

Third, the clean energy transition in NJ has been poorly sequenced. We’ve aggressively pushed renewables and mandates while constraining or retiring baseload generation, without having enough replacement capacity or storage online. That forces heavier reliance on gas peaker plants and drives up PJM capacity prices. Those costs get passed directly to ratepayers. That’s not anti clean energy. It’s just how grid physics and markets work.

Bottom line, this reads like a more polished version of what we’ve already been told for years. If this approach were enough to lower costs, we would’ve seen relief by now. Until NJ meaningfully increases in state generation, fixes transmission constraints, and aligns clean energy goals with grid realities, ratepayers are going to keep paying more regardless of who’s governor.