Stay Strong on Massachusetts’ Global Warming Solutions Act

As winter gas price spikes approach, on top of the region’s already sky-high electricity prices, residents are struggling to pay their energy bills. Approving rate hikes that only serve to keep us locked onto price-volatile, outdated fuels isn't the way to go. Neither is staying dependent on electricity generated by imported gas. Remind the state’s Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy that we need to implement our state’s law to bring more clean energy online, so that we can slash bills and stabilize energy prices for decades to come.

Dear Committee Members,

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As a Massachusetts resident, I’m tired of volatile energy costs year after year. I’m tired of how expensive my gas and electricity bills are getting. I can’t afford these costs. So, gas utilities requesting ridiculous rate hikes and the state’s continued dependence on imported gas-generated electricity really scares me. 

As we approach the first benchmark of the state’s Global Warming Solutions Act,  I’m writing to remind you why we put this law in place. Why we included such rigorous benchmarks. It’s to protect people like me. Not just from fossil fuels’ toxic carbon pollution overheating the planet, but from their price volatility. 

If we want to lower bills, we need solar and wind-generated electricity that we make right here, at home. That we don’t have to transport overseas, don’t have to keep on a lifeline with taxpayer-funded government subsidies, and don’t have to guess how high its price is going to spike every winter and summer.  

This is just one of many examples of why our law and its benchmarks are so important. Because my loved ones and I are on the line, year after year when we have to decide what necessities we’re going to cut to afford to heat and power our home. Please stay dedicated to moving forward on the law, for residents like me. 

Thank you,

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Stay Strong on Massachusetts’ Global Warming Solutions Act

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