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Council presses Eversource on winter rates, cross‑subsidies and corporate responsibilities as DPU opens investigation
Summary
At the Dec. 18 meeting, Eversource presented a redesigned bill that breaks charges into supply, maintenance/infrastructure and public benefits. Councilors pressed the company about cross‑subsidies for low‑income discounts, corporate margins and whether Springfield should use municipal leverage; Eversource noted an active Department of Public Utilities (DPU) investigation and urged regulatory engagement.
Springfield councilors used a Dec. 18 meeting with Eversource to press for clearer explanations of this winter’s expected energy bills, express frustration over rising costs and ask whether the utility or shareholders should shoulder more of the burden for public‑benefit and infrastructure charges.
Eversource manager Richard Jin walked the committee through a new bill layout intended to make charges more transparent by separating supply, maintenance and public benefits. "So now there's gonna be three elements in the bill: supply, maintenance and infrastructure investment, and then this public benefits piece," Jin said, explaining that supply reflects the market cost of gas and that distribution covers pipes, compressor stations and local maintenance.
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