Governor Urges Agency To "Rethink" Rate Hikes As Gas Bills Skyrocket In Massachusetts

CBS Boston

February 19, 2025

Gov. Maura Healey is telling the Department of Public Utilities to "rethink" already approved rate hikes and "act immediately" to bring down energy bills for natural gas customers in Massachusetts.

The governor wrote in a letter on Sunday to DPU Chair Jamie Von Nostrand that she's "deeply troubled" by huge rate increases. Last month, WBZ-TV interviewed a longtime Somerville homeowner who said she might have to buy less food because her January gas bill went up by more than $300.

"Winter isn't over," Healey wrote. "The DPU and the gas utilities must act now to provide relief from these high rates and make the changes necessary to ensure that this does not happen again next winter."

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