Affordability is scrambling energy politics in Massachusetts

Published on January 20, 2026

Just about everyone in Massachusetts agrees: Energy bills are too damn high. Natural gas prices in the state rose 70% between 2020 and 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, and its residential electricity rates are the third highest in the country, behind only California and Hawaii. Some…

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