Screwed-Up Mass. to Charge Interest on Reduced Gas & Elec Bills

We simply could not believe this when we read it. We had to re-read it several times to be sure our eyes weren't lying. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey is responsible for blocking new natural gas pipelines from entering her state, as she previously bragged but then denied (see Mass. Gov. Again Changes Story re Blocking Two NatGas Pipelines). The lack of sufficient natgas supplies in the state has come home to roost in two ways. First, there's not enough natural gas for those who use it for heating, so the price of natgas goes through the roof during the winter, especially when there's a major cold snap and a storm like Fern. Second, there's not enough natural gas to keep the state's still-operating gas-fired power plants running, so electricity costs go through the roof, too.

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