Close to three million Massachusetts electric utility customers will be receiving a 50-dollar credit on their April bills.
Governor Maura Healey says all residential customers of Eversource, National Grid and Unitil will receive the credit.
“We need urgent action to bring down costs – and a plan to make sure price spikes don’t keep happening to our residents,” said Governor Maura Healey. “That’s why I’m announcing our administration’s Energy Affordability Agenda to deliver $220 million in immediate relief and $5.8 billion in savings over five years. We will use every tool we have to help make sure families and businesses can afford to heat their homes and keep the lights on. In the coming weeks, I also will file an energy affordability and independence bill to explore new ways we can make Massachusetts more affordable.”
“It’s time we come up with a comprehensive strategy to bring bills down,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “Through our Energy Affordability Agenda, we’ll be getting residents relief now after an especially cold winter, while also expanding programs that can make bills more manageable in the long run. And we’ll be taking a careful look at the bill to minimize charges so we’re only paying for what we need.”
Healey says this is just one step of a larger plan that is still being formed to reduce energy costs in the commonwealth.
(Photo: Joshua Qualls/Governor’s Press Office]