Save Mass Save!

Save Mass Save

As your constituent, I am asking for your support to save Mass Save and make H.5151 An Act relative to energy affordability, clean power and economic competitiveness about true affordability. I am grateful to see the expansion of solar and ending toxic biomass in this bill and appreciate the removal of the pipeline tax! This is real progress. I am very concerned that this bill also cuts $1 billion dollars from the Mass Save budget, however. Mass Save is saving us $2.72 for every dollar invested. This essentially would shut down Mass Save in 2028, taking with it the tens of thousands of clean energy jobs that are supported by energy efficiency and electrification work. It would immediately strip Massachusetts families' ability to get the energy efficiency and electric upgrades that can result in healthier, more affordable homes while likely causing enormous cost to restart the program. Meanwhile gas bills have been increasing 10% each year thanks to continued gas pipeline spending. The new bill does nothing to cut gas utilities spending ratepayer money on lobbying, perks, and executive salaries. It also fails to take on one of the biggest causes of high bills, the massive expenditures we make on fossil fuel infrastructure through GSEP (the Gas System Enhancement Program). If we are serious about affordability, we have to address these and the time to do that is now! It’s time to take a stand. We can make progress on energy affordability, economic opportunity, and climate, but to do so, we can not eliminate Mass Save and allow utilities to continue to pass on costs to ratepayers. Thank you.