Peer Review Report Shows BPU Ratepayer
Impact Study Flawed and Misleading
Affordable Energy for New Jersey released an official analysis of the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) misleading ‘Ratepayer Impact Study’ produced for the board by the Brattle Group.
The independent Peer Review provided by Dr. Jonathan Lesser, Ph.D, found that the Brattle EMP report suffered from numerous flaws starting with its general methodology:
AENJ’s independent review goes on to point out other significant flaws in the Brattle report, including:
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- EMP report ignores all direct consumer costs
- Only calculates ratepayer impact for one year
- Brattle report provides no actual data for fact checking or review
- Ignores all transmission and reserve charges
- Provides flawed cost comparison for Internal Combustion vs Electric Vehicle
The independent Peer Review provided by Dr. Jonathan Lesser, Ph.D, found that the Brattle EMP report suffered from numerous flaws starting with its general methodology.
You can read the full peer review report from AENJ here and see for yourself just how flawed, incomplete and misleading the “ratepayer study” really is.
What Others Say About The Ratepayer Study
News Coverage Of The Ratepayer Study
- Politico: New Jersey Long Awaited Clean Energy Study Is Full Of Uncertainty And What Ifs
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2022/08/new-jerseys-long-awaited-clean-energy-cost-study-is-full-of-uncertainty-and-what-ifs-00052410 - NJ Monitor: Questions about costs remain after release of New Jersey Clean Energy Study
https://newjerseymonitor.com/2022/08/18/questions-about-cost-remain-after-release-of-new-jersey-clean-energy-study/ - NJ 101.5: NJ Energy Master Plan: What WIll it Cost You
https://nj1015.com/nj-energy-master-plan-how-much-will-it-cost-you/ - PBS: Business Report: The Cost of Clean Energy In NJ
https://www.pbs.org/video/business-report-the-cost-of-clean-energy-in-nj-1660762114/ - NJ Spotlight: Energy Costs May Drop, But At What Price
https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2022/08/brattle-group-new-jersey-board-of-public-utilities-bpu-home-heating-electric-cars-electric-vehicles-green-energy-consumers-savings/ - RTO Insider: NJ BPU Approves Report on Costs of Energy Master Plan
https://www.rtoinsider.com/articles/30657-nj-bpu-approves-report-costs-energy-master-plan