"The op-eds and TV segments coincided with the gubernatorial campaign in the Garden State."

"Media companies owned by Rupert Murdoch have found a “scapegoat” in clean energy for the rising electricity prices in New Jersey, according to two reports from watchdog Media Matters.

The group flagged op-eds and coverage from Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post from August to October this year as wrongfully “blaming high electricity bills in New Jersey” on “green-energy mandates.”

“Even though the issue is most pronounced in New Jersey, it is going to be happening probably all over the country. So, any coverage that is happening there will impact the coverage of the issue everywhere,” wrote Ilana Berger, author of the two reports and a senior researcher on the Media Matters’ team on climate and energy disinformation. The nonprofit, based in Washington, describes itself as a “progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media.”

According to a Senate Democratic Joint Economic Committee report released in early November, the average American household will pay about $100 more for electricity this year, with electric bills rising in 47 states."

Rambo Talabong reports for Inside Climate News November 29, 2025 [2].