Utilities make billions of dollars in profit each year, while charging us more for “grid maintenance,” “upgrades,” and “financial viability.” We demand no new rate hikes, especially when our neighbors are already struggling to pay their utility bills.
Fossil fuels poison our air, water, and livelihoods– affecting vulnerable populations disproportionately. Construction of new fossil fuel infrastructure should be be halted and replaced with a renewable energy system that strives for a more equitable and ecologically sustainable future.
Profit-hungry corporations insist on cutting corners, continuously prioritizing financial gain over safety and security. Workers who maintain our energy systems are excluded from key decisions, and are the first to suffer from cost-cutting measures. Our work supports organized labor and condemns corporate greed.
In early April 2019, Massachusetts Electric Company and Nantucket Electric Company, each doing business as National Grid, filed a case to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU, Docket# 18-150) …
-Ben A In April of this year, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) held a series of hearings regarding a proposal by National Grid to increase the electricity rates …
Beyond the extractive mode of production, little about the energy industry has been politicized or is under public scrutiny. The distribution of electricity and natural gas, separate from their production, …