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Millions set to receive one-time payment to help with electricity bills

Sherrill swept to victory over her Trump-endorsed GOP rival in part by promising that her first action once in office would be to order a freeze on skyrocketing utility rates — Sherrill swept to victory over her Trump-endorsed GOP rival in part by promising that her first action once in office would be to order a freeze on skyrocketing utility rates (Getty/iStock)

Some Americans are set to get a break on their electricity bills after New Jersey’s new Governor Mikie Sherrill ordered an expansion of bill credits.
Sherrill was inaugurated as New Jersey's 57th governor Tuesday and immediately signed an executive order to expand bill credits that were issued last summer.
How much the credits will be is unclear. Last summer, customers got $100 credits, with an additional $150 for low-income ratepayers.
The new credits will depend on a customer’s electricity usage, according to New Jersey Monitor, and Sherrill ordered the first wave of new credits to go out by July 1.
“These executive orders will deliver relief to consumers and stop rate hikes, so New Jerseyans aren’t facing ever-increasing electric bills,” Sherrill said. “This will also create the conditions to massively expand New Jersey’s power generation, because more power in-state will help lower costs.”

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