New Jersey’s Balancing Act: Cut Utility Bills Without Derailing Clean Energy

Inside Climate News · By Rambo Talabong · last updated February 16, 2026 – 12:03 AM

Governor Mikie Sherrill wants to tap clean-energy funds to cushion residents from rising electricity bills.

By Rambo Talabong

Halfway through her inaugural speech in front of thousands of New Jerseyans in late January, newly elected governor Mikie Sherrill paused to write her signature on two documents. They were her first two executive orders.

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