How can the public comment when they haven’t even seen the plan?
What the latest delay means for the current plan, and just how much it will change, remains uncertain. The plan is eagerly awaited by the state’s rapidly growing solar industry sector, which fears the administration may scale back some of the aggressive targets set by the plan and legislation promoting the technology. The Sierra Club yesterday also expressed concern about the delay in the release of the plan, saying the postponement signals that the document will be weakened further. “This delay is more about the governor’s office making sure that the energy master plan conforms with the governor’s national political interests than the energy interests of New Jerseyans,” said Jeff Tittel, director of the club. He said the delay is part of a pattern by the governor, along with withdrawing from a greenhouse gas emission lawsuit to bolster his credentials with the conservative wing of the Republican party. Part of the debate revolves around plug-in electric vehicles. The administration is
How can the public comment when they haven’t even seen the plan?