New Jersey Declares State of Emergency Over Propane Supply (2)

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency effective Friday over a potential propane shortage for home and commercial heating after a service disruption at a major plant in Pennsylvania.

Some 186,000 New Jersey residents rely on propane for heating, the governor’s office said in a statement, and the emergency order comes as temperatures continue to fall well below freezing in the region.

Crucially, it waives hours-of-service regulations for trucking heating fuels.

The potential shortage comes as Energy Transfer’s Marcus Hook Terminal in Pennsylvania is unable to pump propane from its storage caverns after a November electrical ...