by Audrey Streb
The Daily Caller
Democratic Governor-Elects Abigail Spanberger of Virginia and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey champion energy policies that could spell bad news for the East Coast states, several energy policy experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Affordability was a major factor in both gubernatorial races, with Sherrill and Spanberger both vowing to lower energy costs during their tenures as governor. Democratic energy policies backed by Sherrill and Spanberger could spike energy costs and strain grid reliability in the states, several energy policy experts warned.
“[The] election results are bad news for affordable energy. With climate-obsessed Democrats taking full control in Virginia, expect a return to costly net-zero mandates that raise electric bills and drive industry out of the state. In New Jersey, Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill will continue the state’s push for climate-driven energy policies that make power less reliable and more expensive,” Jason Isaac, CEO of the American Energy Institute, told the DCNF. “The message is clear: energy costs will rise, reliability will fall and working families will pay the price.”
Spanberger and Sherrill’s campaigns did not respond to the DCNF’s multiple requests for comment…
Senior fellow at the Energy & Environment Legal Institute Steve Milloy told the DCNF that “Democrat wins in New Jersey and Virginia governors’ races mean that electricity prices will continue to spiral upwards thanks to funding from the ongoing Green New Scam.”
