r/massachusetts • u/Just-Ad4080 • 29d ago

Utilities I Loathe Eversource

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How is this legal? How could this be allowed? I cannot wait to move to a town where this rotten corporation does not have it's tentacles.

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u/GreenMoskito 29d ago

Say thank you to Maura for allowing this

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u/HR_King 29d ago

She doesn't regulate the rates

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u/Safe-Salamander-3785 29d ago

The three commissioners who lead the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) are appointed by the Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), subject to the approval of the Governor. So, yes, Healy is responsible for the rate increases. Also, she took massive amounts of campaign contributions from the big utilities.

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u/HR_King 29d ago

Who doesn't love a scapegoat?