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  By Capt. Paul Eidman Marine Conservation Advocate New Jersey’s energy debate has drifted far off course. What began as a necessary conversation about how to power our state sustainably has been hijacked by political talking points. Some critics now claim that offshore wind and Governor Murphy’s Energy Master Plan are to blame for high utility bills and marine degradation. That’s simply not true — and it distracts from the real culprits driving costs and straining our environment. Let’s start with the facts. Offshore wind has not yet delivered a single kilowatt-hour to the grid, so it cannot be responsible for current rate hikes. The real price pressure comes from the regional grid operator, PJM , whose auction system rewards aging fossil fuel plants for “capacity” instead of promoting clean, in-state generation. Add to that the explosion of energy-hungry data centers , which consume massive amounts of electricity, and you have a system where corporate demand — not clean energy...