Massachusetts Gas Companies Ordered To Immediately Reduce Bills By 5%

CBS Boston

February 21, 2025

The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has sent a letter to gas companies directing them to lower gas bills for March and April by 5%. The announcement comes after Massachusetts residents received shockingly high heating bills during January and February.

Earlier this week, Gov. Maura Healey urged the DPU to "act immediately" to bring down energy bills for natural gas customers in Massachusetts.

In the letter to companies including Eversource Energy and National Grid on Thursday, the DPU said "The combination of increased supply costs, the recovery of unusually high programmatic costs through delivery charges, and a cold winter has driven customer bills to unsustainable levels."

One Massachusetts customer's Eversource gas bills for January and February/WBZ-TV graphic

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