WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Regulators slash Mass Save energy efficiency plan to trim customers' utility bills

BREAKING UPDATE FOR US. BEN. YEAH, ED AND JENNIFER, THERE ARE A LOT OF FACTORS THAT HAVE FUELED THESE RATE INCREASES WHICH HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO GROW YEAR AFTER YEAR, BUT STATE MANDATED PROGRAMS, THEY ...
Yahoo

$500 million cut to Mass Save: What does it mean for your monthly energy bill?

After receiving a deluge of complaints about skyrocketing natural gas bills this winter, the state gave final approval for lower monthly bills in March and April. Friday’s ruling by the state ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Massachusetts auditor says her office looking into Mass Save amid energy cost surge

FIVE AT 530 AFTER A COLD WINTER OF SURGING ENERGY COSTS. THE STATE AUDITOR SAID TODAY THAT SHE IS LOOKING INTO THE BIGGEST PROGRAM FUELING THAT RISE IN UTILITY BILLS. MASKS SAVE THE STATE’S ENERGY ...
Berkshire Eagle

Trimming Mass Save's budget means lower utility bills for residents, but at what cost to the state's environmental goals?

Massachusetts residents could get some relief from high utility bills after regulators halved a potential budget increase for an energy efficiency program, but environmental groups are concerned the ...
Sentinel & Enterprise

Editorial: Mass Save, stop shortchanging needy communities

Utility customers already upset about fees tacked onto monthly bills over which they have no control might need to enroll in an anger-management course after digesting the state auditor’s report on ...
WBUR

State approves new Mass Save plan, but slashes budget by $500 million

Installing heat pumps, which use electricity to heat and cool air, is a key part of Massachusetts' plan to get homes off of fossil fuels. (Miriam Wasser/WBUR) The Massachusetts Department of Public ...
The Boston Globe

Mass Save was redesigned to better reach low-income residents. But there’s a problem.

Early this year, the state’s nation-leading energy efficiency program adopted a broader strategy to encourage more low-income households and tenants to tap into its benefits for heat pumps, insulation ...
Boston Herald

Massachusetts DPU accused of not telling truth about $500 million Mass Save budget ‘cut’

The Massachusetts DPU has claimed Bay Staters can expect to save on utility costs after it “reduced” the budget for the Mass Save energy program by $500 million, but some groups say state officials ...
The Boston Globe

State regulators pare $500 million from Mass Save budget, in response to outcry over energy bills

After a flood of complaints from consumers and lawmakers over high natural gas bills, the state Department of Public Utilities on Friday trimmed $500 million from the three-year budget for the state’s ...
Berkshire Eagle

Your home needs an 'energy checkup.' Here's how Mass Save can help

For many of us, the answer is “never.” We change the oil in our cars, get annual physicals at the doctor, and meet with planners for financial investments, but our homes — the places where we spend ...
Telegram

$500 million cut to Mass Save: What does it mean for your monthly energy bill?

National Grid and Eversource will cut their gas bills this month and April. Natural gas bills will decline by 7.4% to 16%, depending on the utility supplier. Higher bills will run during the off-peak ...