Attorney General Maura Healey is calling on the legislature to end the practice of independent suppliers selling electricity to consumers.
Healey says customers who changed to independent suppliers between 2015 and 2017 paid 180-million-dollars more than if they just stayed with their utility.
She says a pattern has been exposed that these independent suppliers target low income and minority neighborhoods with aggressive sales tactics.
Healey says shutting down the market is the best way to protect residents from scams.