It’s become a “tradition” of sorts in New Jersey, much to the chagrin of people who support building out the state’s clean energy infrastructure.
On Tuesday, Gov. Mikie Sherrill proposed a record $60.7 billion plan that includes more than $1 billion in state subsidies for NJ Transit. The state’s rail and bus system will see an increase of $215.3 million from the current budget.
How did we get here?
New Jersey’s energy infrastructure has ostensibly been underdeveloped for years, Clinton J. Andrews, director of the Center for Urban Policy Research at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy at Rutgers, previously shared.
A shortage in capacity has translated into New Jersey utility customers “being hit with these crazy cost spikes,” he said.