Comments in Massachusetts D.P.U. 25-200
These written comments to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities oppose adding increased fixed charges to utility bills.
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New Data Shows Alarming Rise in Home Energy Insecurity
“These findings paint an alarming picture of the growing challenges families face in heating and cooling their homes and keeping the lights on."
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Energy Insecurity on the Rise: Preliminary Findings from the 2024 Residential Energy Consumption Survey
2024 Residential Energy Consumption Survey findings reflect a rise in home energy insecurity particularly among households of color, households in the South Census Region, and low-income households across the country. Recommendations include: implementation of enhanced bill assistance, energy efficiency, regulatory consumer protection programs and policies, along with investment in relatively low-cost renewable energy resources.
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Public Service Commission of Maryland Order on Limited Income Mechanism for Utility Customers
In this Order, the Commission provides guidance and direction pertaining to the Public Conference 59 (“PC 59”) Work Group’s Report on Proposed Limited Income Mechanism for Utility Customers. For the reasons detailed below, the Commission approves the general design of the proposed Limited Income Mechanism (“LIM”), recommends guidance on further details, and approves Phase II…
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Limited Income Mechanism for Utility Customers (Maryland)
This report was prepared for the Public Service Commission of Maryland by the PC59 Work Group, the Maryland Energy Advocates Coalition (MEAC), which includes the National Consumer Law Center. The Work Group developed and proposed a limited-income mechanism to help ensure customers have an energy burden of approximately 6%. The Work Group requests the Commission…
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Comments of the Maryland Energy Advocates Coalition On the Need and Proposals for a Low-Income Affordability Plan
On November 16, 2023, the Public Service Commission (Commission) issued a Notice establishing an Administrative Docket PC 59 to consider proposals for limited-income mechanisms for utility customers. The Maryland Energy Advocates Coalition (MEAC) submitted these comments in response. MEAC’s mission is to focus on the circumstances, needs and solutions for the low-income households and communities…
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Reply Comments of the Maryland Energy Advocates Coalition Regarding PC59
The Maryland Energy Advocates (MEAC) submitted extensive comments and a proposed framework for a low-income Affordability Plan on January 31, 2024. MEAC later submitted the following Reply Comments. These stakeholders are unified in supporting a statewide low income affordable rate plan and reject the idea that households should receive varying benefits based on the utility…
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Maryland Energy Advocates Coalition Working Group Comments on PC59
The Maryland Energy Advocates Coalition (MEAC) submitted comments in response to the Maryland Public Service Commission’s October 16, 2025, Notice of Comment and Hearing in Public Conference 59 (PC 59). MEAC has been an active advocate in the Commission’s process to consider adoption of a utility discount rate plan for low-income households in Maryland. MEAC…
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Digital Library: An Introduction to Ratio Utility Billing Systems for Tenant Advocates
This article discusses what RUBS billing is, what makes RUBS billing different, and how it may be worse for tenants than other types of utility billing.
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Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities Expands the 2025-2026 Winter Utility Shut-Off Protection
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities expanded the state’s winter utility disconnection moratorium, to begin on October 27, 2025 and ending on April 1, 2026. This temporary expansion of the moratorium will protect utility customers who usually receive assistance through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP or HEAP), but are still waiting for…
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Court Upholds Furnace Efficiency Standards Set to Cut Household Bills
A decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today protects furnace efficiency standards set to reduce heating costs for many households.
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