the strategy, which could lead to an offshore wind farm off Guernseymore solar power and a new power cable in France, is scheduled to be debated this week.
Representatives of the local energy industry, including the Little Green Energy Group and the Confederation of Guernsey Industry, have expressed their support for the proposals.
The strategy, which is E&I’s preferred option for future energy production, could cost the US around £1.7 billion by 2050.
However, Murray said debating the strategy ahead of the Government Work Plan (GWP) presented two risks.
The first was that “commitments could be made in isolation from full understanding of the additional implications on government resources available to provide the other requirements that the assembly subsequently desires to support the reestablishment of the GWP.”
The second was that the proposals were “silent on their affordability”.
Sausmarez MP said the proposed delay was a “surprise” and disappointing.
MEPs agreed that the debate on the strategy should take place at the meeting of the States on Wednesday 5 July at the end of the meeting of the States in June.
The deputy for Sausmarez said: “We have a whole industry that has been waiting for strategic direction so that they can make the commercial investment decisions that they really want to make.
“Until the states come together and give them that strategic decision, they really can’t make progress.”
The Guernsey Chamber of Commerce criticized any delay in the debate, saying a decision to debate whether to build a new power cable connecting France was “urgently” needed.
James Ede Golightly, vice president of the chamber, said: “We need a second cable; this is the key factor for all other policy proposals.
“This decision cannot be delayed.
“It is urgent that we get on with this so that the island can continue the great work it has done in decarbonising our electricity.
“And it will also be instrumental in enabling the construction of significant offshore wind and solar generation assets on the island.”
