BOSTON — Supporters and opponents of the retail energy industry are sparring over a new report from the Attorney General’s office suggesting that consumers have been fleeced out of hundreds
BOSTON — Supporters and opponents of the retail energy industry are sparring over a new report from the Attorney General’s office suggesting that consumers have been fleeced out of hundreds
Over the last eight years, customers of competitive electric suppliers have paid $577 million more than they would have had they stayed on basic service, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell said.
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Massachusetts legislators are considering a bill to enact a first-in-the-nation ban on competitive suppliers selling electricity. Gov. Maura Healey, Attorney General Andrea Campbell and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu all support the bill. But some say the third-party electric supply industry just needs more regulation.