FDU Poll: Voters Divided Over Energy Production

March 12 2025 | insidernj.com

Electrical rate hikes and warnings of potential shortages have highlighted the need for New Jersey to generate more electricity. Coupled with ambitious plans for data centers and technologies like electric cars and electric heat pumps, the state needs to get more electricity from somewhere. According to the latest results from the FDU Poll, in cooperation with the Fuel Merchants Association of New Jersey, voters are about evenly split between preferring more natural gas plants and more nuclear energy, with other options like importing electricity from other states proving less popular.

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NJ SEED: It’s interesting to note that younger voters polled support building more nuclear power plants while older voters prefer more natural gas plants.