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Energy Change Needed to Support Growth

ATLANTIC CITY-Public utilities face being overburdened in the growth areas of South Jersey and seek alternate means of providing energy.

By Brianne Harrison | Updated on February 19, 2008

ATLANTIC CITY-South Jersey, particularly this metro area, is facing growth that will put an additional strain on existing utilities, some of which are already trying to cope with demand necessitated by such a densely populated state. The solution to this problem, according to a panel at PlanSmart New Jersey’s conference here, is twofold: start conserving and seek alternate means of providing energy .

“If we’re going to have growth, we’ll need energy resources and environmental sensibility to make sure it’s sustainable,” former NJ Gov. Jim Florio told attendees.

Some companies are already testing alternate ways of providing energy to the region. Under the auspices of its president, Richard Dovey, the Atlantic County Utilities Authority has initiated several green projects aimed at creating renewable energy. The most notable is the authority’s gas-to-energy project, which captures and converts methane gas from the local landfill into power.

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