Massachusetts gas companies ordered to immediately reduce bills by 5%
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has sent a letter to gas companies directing them to lower gas bills for March and April by 5%.
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Department of Public Utilities orders gas companies in Massachusetts to reduce total gas bills by at least 5%
In the letter, which was issued to Berkshire Gas, Eversource, Liberty, National Grid and Unitil, the DPU states the reduction will apply to bills in March and April, which is when the winter heating season officially ends.
Mass. gas companies ordered by state to reduce bills by at least 5%
Five of Massachusetts' major gas companies are being ordered to reduce customer gas bills by at least 5% starting next month amid consumer angst over rising utility costs.
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Mass. DPU orders gas companies to lower rates by 5%.
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Mass. regulators order gas companies to cut bills by at least 5 percent in March and April
Responding to an outcry among consumers and elected officials, the state Department of Public Utilities has ordered the state’s five natural gas utilities to reduce their total gas bills for the next two months.
DPU orders 6 Massachusetts gas companies to cut bills immediately
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has sent a letter to gas companies directing them to lower gas bills for March and April by 5%. WBZ-TV's Tammy Mutasa reports.
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