Eric DeGesero, Executive Vice President of the Fuel Merchants Association of New Jersey, released the following statement:

“Governor Murphy’s announcement that he is shelving his re-write of the Energy Master Plan until 2024 will afford an opportunity for robust debate in the 2023 Legislative mid-term elections on his current EMP Strategy Four policy of mandating the retrofit of every building in the state with electric heat. The members of the 221st Legislature, to be sworn in January 9, 2024 will be the ones who decide if they will grant Governor Murphy the legislative authority he currently lacks for such a costly mandate.”