Utilities say, simply put, the cost of everything from building materials to maintaining the infrastructure to labor has gone up.
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As the weather gets colder in New England, pending gas and electric bills start to become more nerve-racking, with ratepayers never seeming to know how high the cost will be. Meanwhile, New England ranks amongst the most expensive in utility bills in the country, with the Boston region outpacing the national average.
So, when a user opens the bill and finds that delivery fees actually outweigh the cost of supply, many may start to wonder what it is they are paying for…