FDU Poll Finds NJ Voters Blame Utility Companies, Gov. Murphy for Price Hikes

NYC Utility Ramps Up Power Shut-Offs As It Seeks 11% Price Hike - WhoWhatWhy

NYC Utility Ramps Up Power Shut-Offs As It Seeks 11% Price Hike (Maria)  The author writes, “An energy company seeking to hike utility bills in New York City by 11% disconnected more than 88,000 households during the first six months of 2025 even as the climate crisis drives extreme temperatures. Con Edison, the monopoly utility that provides electricity to 3.6M homes in the country’s largest city and Westchester County, disconnected almost 2.5%…

Poll finds NJ is split on who to blame for rising electricity rates

A plurality of likely New Jersey voters said regulated utilities that play no role in setting electricity rates were to blame for high prices. (Getty Images)New Jerseyans don’t know who to blame for spiking electricity prices. Likely voters in the Garden State said utility companies, Gov. Phil Murphy, legislators, power generators, and the federal government all share some responsibility for climbing electricity rates — but no one source shoulde…

FDU Poll Finds NJ Voters Blame Utility Companies, Gov. Murphy for Price Hikes

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Utility Companies, Governor Murphy Receive The Most Blame For The Recent Electricity Rate Hikes, Poll Finds

As New Jersey residents begin to receive their newly raised electric bills, a new Fairleigh Dickinson University poll finds that utility companies and Governor Phil Murphy receive the most blame for the double digit increases. The FDU poll of likely voters in New Jersey found that 26% name utility companies while 19% blame Governor Murphy, […]

Who's to blame for high energy bills? FDU Poll asks voters

The basics: FDU poll shows New Jerseyans split on energy policy — and blame 26% fault utilities for rate hikes; others criticize politicians Nuclear, natural gas remain top options for future supply Sharp partisan divide in support for green vs. fossil energy Fairleigh Dickinson University, in partnership with the Fuel Merchants Association of New Jersey, is out with its latest poll – analyzing New Jerseyans’ feelings about the energy crisis. E…