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UPDATE: 9th District Legislators Urge BPU to Reject Proposed JCP&L Rate Increase State lawmakers representing Ocean County are calling on regulators to reject Jersey Central Power & Light’s proposed 8.8% increase for residential customers, arguing that higher utility costs would place additional financial pressure on ratepayers. Senator Carmen Amato and Assemblymen Brian Rumpf and Gregory Myhre, whose district includes Manchester, sent a letter to New Jersey Board of Public Utilities President Ben Hertz-Shargel urging the BPU to “immediately and outright reject” JCP&L’s proposed rate increase. JCP&L, which serves approximately 1.2 million customers across 13 New Jersey counties, filed its rate proposal with the BPU on August 7. The company has proposed a $253 million increase in base distribution rates while using offsets to prevent residential customers from experiencing the impact of those higher rates during 2027. READ MORE ⤵️ Click here to join the official TLS Community:

*UPDATE: 9th District Legislators Urge BPU to Reject Proposed JCP&L Rate Increase* State lawmakers representing Ocean County are calling on regulators to reject Jersey Central Power & Light’s proposed 8.8% increase for residential customers, arguing that higher utility costs would place additional financial pressure on ratepayers. Senator Carmen Amato and Assemblymen Brian Rumpf and Gregory Myhre, whose district includes Manchester, sent a letter to New Jersey Board of Public Utilities President Ben Hertz-Shargel urging the BPU to “immediately and outright reject” JCP&L’s proposed rate increase. JCP&L, which serves approximately 1.2 million customers across 13 New Jersey counties, filed its rate proposal with the BPU on August 7. The company has proposed a $253 million increase in base distribution rates while using offsets to prevent residential customers from experiencing the impact of those higher rates during 2027. READ MORE ⤵️ https://thelakewoodscoop.com/news/update-9th-district-legislators-urge-bpu-to-reject-proposed-jcpl-rate-increase/ ~~~ Click here to join the official TLS Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GGwlPaiG0d49MJTRLfHVPN ~~~

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