State Sen. Carmen Amato and Assemblymen Brian Rumpf and Greg Myhre of the 9th Legislative District are urging Board of Public Utilities officials to reject a petition filed by New Jersey Natural Gas that would increase heating bills by 24% for utility customers.
“This completely unreasonable rate increase petition undoubtedly will have profoundly negative financial hardships for ordinary residents,” the delegation stated in testimony submitted to BPU President Christine Guhl-Sadovy.
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