Feds claim NJ town’s electrification law ‘threatens American energy dominance’

Justice Department attorneys want a judge to void a Morris Township ordinance banning builders from installing gas appliances.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: April 1, 2026

Words: 366

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Trump administration has sued Morris Township over its 2022 ordinance banning builders from installing appliances or other infrastructure fueled by gas, oil, or propane in most new rental housing.

In a complaint filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Newark, Justice Department attorneys say the ordinance, which requires new apartment buildings with at least 12 units to be fully electric, limits consumer freedom, hikes residents’ energy costs, and “threatens American energy …

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