Subsidized capacity will drive down the high electric prices that hurt businesses and consumers, advocates argue.
TOM JOHNSON
Tom Johnson covers energy and environmental issues for NJ Spotlight News. A co-founder of NJ Spotlight a decade ago, Johnson previously worked at the Star-Ledger for close to three decades.
President Bill Levis talks ratepayer subsidies, new capacity, peaking units and problems with synching up power generation and transmission.
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