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New Jersey
will end its “1970s-style even-odd” gas rationing system at 6 a.m.
Tuesday. This massive step forward came
just in time for the first morning rush hour after the holiday weekend. Gas supply has returned almost back to
normal, there are no more lines of motorists waiting for fuel.
Governor Chris Christie imposed rationing in
12 counties on November 3rd because some gas stations could not get
fuel while others did not have the electricity to pump it due to damage from
Sandy. The New Jersey fuel situation isn't fully healed, but things are returning to normal. The Phillips 66 Bayway refinery, which
produces 238,000 barrels of gasoline per day, is still out of commission, as
are seven terminals in the metropolitan area. These terminals are essential to the tanker trucks that pick up gas and
deliver to gas stations. Despite these problems, AAA reported that 80 to 85
percent of the approximately 3,000 gas stations in New Jersey were open for
business at some point on Veterans Day.
New Jersey is returning to its normal supply activities, but Mayor
Bloomberg said rationing will continue in New York City for now because it is
having the desired effect of driving down the demand. Nassau County had no immediate plans to end
its gas rationing program; hopefully all of New York will follow in the
footsteps of New Jersey as soon as possible.
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