Policies that seek to mandate electrification as the only pathway to decarbonization disregard the role that renewable natural gas (RNG) and hydrogen must play in New Jersey’s clean-energy future.

There could not have been a worse time for the Trump administration to lay off the entire staff of a $4.1 billion federal program that helps the poorest Americans pay their heating and cooling bills.

Water quality violations, falsified water testing results, inadequate workforce, crumbling infrastructure — these issues plague one of the state’s largest water systems, Trenton Water Works.

As the cold weather moves in and our air conditioners hibernate for the long winter, utility customers likely are not giving much thought to those high electric bills we saw last summer as we all tried to beat the heat.

While voters rejected the ballot question in Gloucester Township that would have sold the municipal sewage collection system to a private, investor-owned utility, our trade group, the New Jersey Utilities Association has historically seen bipartisan support in many other communities for solutions that these regulated utility companies provide.

Political divisions are capturing the spotlight more than ever. 

Yet, one area of bipartisan support involves trusting private, regulated utilities to meet water and sewer needs of communities large and small. Municipalities across the political spectrum are increasingly looking to members of the New Jersey Utilities Association (NJUA) to manage the complexities of water and sewer services.