Ratepayers Need Real Reforms, Not Another Round of Energy Mandates

Tomorrow, the Massachusetts House will vote on H.5151, titled “An Act relative to energy affordability, clean power and economic competitiveness.” While that title sounds promising, the substance tells a very different story.

The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance said the Massachusetts House’s newly released energy affordability proposal acknowledges serious cost drivers within the state’s energy system but fails to reform the binding climate mandates that continue to push utility bills higher.

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The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance today criticized the Massachusetts Sierra Club for demanding the removal of House Energy Committee Chairman Mark Cusack, calling the move a stark example of how climate lobby groups remain disconnected from the ongoing energy affordability crisis facing families and businesses across the Commonwealth.

Ahead of Governor Maura Healey’s State of the Commonwealth address, the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance today criticized the administration’s announcement of temporary electric and gas bill reductions, warning that the proposal underscores the deeper failure of Beacon Hill’s energy policies.

Two-Year Delay Confirms Political Liability of Costly Climate Mandate

Healey Administration and Regulators Now Studying the Costs of Their Own Mandates

Cusack bill reflects overdue recognition that climate mandates drive up costs