Before Congressman Jeff Van Drew meets with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to discuss the next steps in its intervention into surging utility bills in South Jersey, he urged New Jersey regulatory officials to begin their own investigation into Atlantic City Electric.

In an Oct. 16 letter to Christine Guhl-Sadovy, president of the N.J. Board of Public Utilities, Van Drew asked for an audit of Atlantic City Electric’s billing practices to assess whether customers were overcharged or…