Mass. holds hearings on National Grid rate hikes

The state Department of Public Utilities is hosting a series of public hearings this week on proposed rate hikes by National Grid.

[pat the painter]

Who's Martha Coakley? That's right she's the invisible State AG. I think I saw her picture on a milk carton recently.

[keo]

Hopefully someone finally starts to stand up for the residents of Mass.These increases are crazy

[Enough is Enough]

I can't believe what my electric bill is now per month. Every time they have an expense its pass it on to the customer. It would be great if every time the average worker experienced an increase in expenses they could go to their employer and demand an increase. It about time they said no to the increases and the electric company has to do what everone else is doing. Finding ways to cut cost and take a little less profit.

[Salharmonic]

They need the increase "to cover a large amount of unpaid customer bills"? are you f-----g kidding me? They want paying customers to cover for deadbeats? Why not just shut off the electricity and sue them in small claims court? I bet the same people who aren't paying their electric bills are paying their cell phone and cable bills.