New Jersey lawmakers held a hearing Wednesday to address the spike in South Jersey electric bills, an increase that has especially enraged customers of Atlantic City Electric.
New Jersey lawmakers hold hearing to address spike in electric billsNew Jersey lawmakers held a hearing Wednesday to address the spike in South Jersey electric bills.The Action News Troubleshooters have been
On Wednesday, the Assembly Telecommunications and Utility Committee held a hearing with South Jersey utility providers and the state Board of Public Utilities. "With all due respect, sir, I'd have to see the numbers myself," said Phillip Vavala, the regional president of Atlantic City Electric.The same question was posed to AC Electric about the SBC, which stands for the Societal Benefits Charge."I don't have an answer to that," responded Vavala."Everyone that we sample tested, including those that were identified by customers as a high bill complaint, were tested to be between the BPU standard of 99.7% to 100.
The other would require the Board of Public Utilities to consider affordability before approving rate hikes.ACE did send us a statement, saying Wednesday's hearing was one of many steps it's taking to educate the public and empower its customers.Today, Atlantic City Electric participated in a legislative hearing with the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee at the New Jersey State House in Trenton, New Jersey.
Today's hearing is just one of many steps we are taking to help educate the public and empower our customers. We remain committed to working with elected and local officials to address these challenges in a constructive manner that has our customers' best interest in mind, including through legislative hearings taking place with the ATU Committee, public meetings with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and through other direct outreach with our customers and stakeholders.
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