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Lawmakers hear proposal to study public ownership of electricity, citing cost and accountability concerns
Summary
Representative Conley asked the committee to establish a task force to investigate publicly owned models for electric and natural‑gas utilities, including looking at Nebraska’s NeighborFirst and the New York Power Authority, as a response to high costs, the transition to renewables, and investor‑owned utilities’ role.
Representative Conley urged the Joint Committee to support a bill that would create a task force to examine whether Massachusetts should consider public ownership models for electric and natural‑gas utilities.
"This bill would simply establish a task force that could consider the possibility of transitioning from a system of investor‑owned utilities in…
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