Gov. Healey Urges Passage of Energy Affordability Bill, Calls Out Utility Profits and Rate Hikes

Healey wants ‘swift action’ on energy bill, but negotiators just getting started

Gov. Maura Healey, who has spoken for more than a year about her energy agenda after filing a bill in May 2025, railed on utility companies during a State House press conference.

Healey sounds alarm on energy costs — but a legislative solution remains elusive for now

GOV. MAURA HEALEY used her bully pulpit Friday to lambast the state’s utility companies amid an affordability crisis, but with the key decisions now in the hands of lawmakers who are often content to move at their own pace, she left the podium without outlining a tangible sense of when Beacon Hill may actually act to lower energy costs. Two days after lawmakers formally started negotiating an energy affordability bill and as the House and Senate…

Healey pushes lawmakers to cut energy bills

Healey is pressing lawmakers to address rising gas and electric bills, with Mass Save and utility profits at the center of the debate.

Gov. Healey urges passage of energy affordability bill, calls out utility profits and rate hikes

Gov. Maura Healey is demanding action on a bill she says would lower energy costs for Massachusetts residents and businesses

A tale of two states: utility overspending and high energy bills

Recently, both the Colorado and Minnesota Public Utilities Commissions faced a similar question: whether to allow utilities to charge customers for the cost of expanding the gas system despite declining gas usage in both states.   The commissions chose different directions. In Colorado, utility regulators rejected large portions of Xcel Energy’s plan to spend $567 million of customer money on planned gas infrastructure, directing the utility to …

‘Enough Is Enough’: Healey Demands Quick Passing of Massachusetts Energy Bill to Slash “Excessive Utility Profits”

BOSTON — Governor Maura Healey on Thursday called on a legislative conference committee to quickly finalize and pass her energy affordability bill, saying it would lower utility bills and rein in what she described as excessive utility profits and spending. In a letter to lawmakers, Healey demanded that utilities stop fighting customer refunds and halt …