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Image caption: Save Long Beach Island, Inc. (Save LBI).<\/em><\/p>\n
The organization is proposing a multifaceted plan that would: <\/strong><\/p>\n A Path to Energy Stability<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cDelivering reliable, affordable energy is vital to New Jersey residents and businesses and should be the responsibility of all of the State\u2019s elected representatives,\u201d said Save LBI president Bob Stern. \u201cEven before electricity rates jumped 20% in June, New Jersey rates were already among the highest in the nation at 33% above the national average. [*note 1] And two-thirds of that increase is tied to surging data-center demand across the PJM grid system [*note 2] on which the State now heavily relies.\u201d<\/p>\n The State\u2019s reliance on out-of-state power stems from the misguided belief that reliable, in-state \u201cbaseload\u201d power could be shut down and replaced by intermittent offshore wind energy that is costly as well as damaging to the environment and local shore communities. Today, New Jersey imports more than 25% of its power (about 5,000 megawatts) [*note 3] from PJM at premium rates. By 2030, demand is projected to rise by another 1,200 megawatts \u2014 driven largely by new data centers that require steady baseload power [*note 4] \u2014 which will lead to even higher costs and potential supply shortages. [*note 5] (For more background on the impact of current energy policy, see \u201cThe Rising Cost of Electricity in New Jersey\u201d<\/a> on SaveLBI.org<\/a>.)<\/p>\n \u201cSave LBI is calling on the legislature to assert leadership over the NJ Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU), regardless of who occupies the Governor\u2019s office,\u201d Stern said. \u201cIt is the responsibility of our elected representatives \u2014 not regulators \u2014 to set energy policy.\u201d<\/p>\n Save LBI\u2019s energy plan includes five distinct actions:<\/strong><\/p>\n Given the status and history of offshore wind in New Jersey, the Legislature should\u00a0consider rescinding the Offshore Wind Economic Development Act (OWEDA)<\/strong>, which mandates artificial renewable energy goals, or \u2014 at a minimum \u2014 prohibit new offshore wind procurements until federal rules are revised and a plan for the removal of wind turbines is assured. (Notably, New Hampshire has already cancelled its offshore wind program.)<\/p>\n \u201cAll energy sources have their pluses and negatives,\u201d concluded Stern, who served as a manager at the U.S. Department of Energy at a time when the country was looking to reduce its dependency on foreign oil. \u201cSelecting the best mix requires consideration of many factors, including availability, reliability, cost, longevity, and long-term environmental and social impact. Whenever you base policy on just one factor \u2014 especially something like climate change that the State can\u2019t meaningfully influence \u2014 you run into trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n About Save LBI <\/strong><\/p>\n Save LBI is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization that has been active in ongoing litigation and other efforts to protect the coastal and marine environment from the senseless industrialization of our oceans. The organization is led by Beach Haven, N.J. resident Bob Stern, a Ph.D. scientist with experience in environmental planning and environmental law. He is a former manager of the U.S. Department of Energy office responsible for overseeing environmental protection related to energy projects and the Bureau of Air Quality Planning within the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP).<\/p>\n For more information on Save LBI and its efforts, click here: https:\/\/www.savelbi.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Contact: https:\/\/www.savelbi.org\/contact<\/a><\/p>\n REFERENCES<\/strong><\/p>\n LONG BEACH ISLAND, N.J., Aug. 26, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Save Long Beach Island, Inc. (Save LBI), a grass-roots organization with more than 10,000 supporters dedicated to sound energy policies and preserving our shore and ocean environment, today urged the New Jersey Legislature to put politics aside and enact meaningful laws that address the mounting energy crisis and reconsider the role of offshore wind development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9891,"featured_media":123303,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[167,12804,682,365,173],"tags":[20204],"class_list":["post-128828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy-news","category-ap","category-boating-marine-news","category-environmental-news","category-new-jersey-news","tag-atlantic-shores-offshore-wind","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":9514,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9891"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128828"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":128836,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128828\/revisions\/128836"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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