Lawmakers advance worrying bill that could have disastrous long-term impacts: ‘It will drive up costs for ratepayers’

With rising electricity costs a nationwide concern, lawmakers across the country are seeking ways to bring prices down.

A recent proposal in Massachusetts has sparked widespread backlash, with critics warning it would set back years of progress, sacrificing long-term affordability for short-term gains.

“The best you could say is that it is going after short-term affordability at the expense of long-term affordability,” added Kyle Murray, Massachusetts program director at Acadia Center, a climate-action nonprofit. “Unfortunately, because it misunderstands the actual drivers of cost, it will drive up costs for ratepayers.”

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