Residents press National Grid over sharp bill increases after smart-meter rollout; utility points to data ingestion errors and colder winter National Grid told the Nantucket Select Board it has deployed about 10,000 smart meters on the island and traced many billing complaints to a data-ingestion backlog in its billing system, while residents reported individual bills jumping hundreds to thousands of percent and demanded one-on-one reviews.

Nantucket residents are facing shocking bill increases, with some reporting jumps of up to 2000% after the rollout of smart meters—are data errors to blame?

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Panel approves refundable tax credit to offset net energy billing costs for Maine residents and small businesses The taxation committee voted to advance LD 1223, a refundable individual income tax credit aimed at offsetting net energy billing (NEB) customer costs for residential and small commercial customers starting Jan. 1, 2027, with amendments limiting eligibility to Maine residents and Maine small businesses and requiring a fiscal note.

Maine lawmakers have just advanced a game-changing tax credit that could significantly reduce energy costs for residents and small businesses starting in 2027!

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Maine tax committee hears proposal to move net-energy-billing costs to general fund via refundable credit Lawmakers and witnesses debated LD 12 23, Representative Steve Foster’s proposal to shift net energy billing (NEB) charges from electric ratepayers to the state general fund through a refundable income tax credit targeting residential and small-business customers; witnesses and agencies urged clearer administration, protections for non-filers and consideration of funding LIAP via the general fund instead.

Maine's new proposal could shift electric billing costs from your utility bill to your tax return, but will it leave vulnerable residents in the dark?

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Maine Legislature approves emergency bill for renewable energy project participation Legislation allows Ameresco Solar and Nordic Sun Energy to join Maine's net energy billing program

Maine is making strides in renewable energy as Ameresco Solar and Nordic Sun Energy join the state's net energy billing program!

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Paul Musano critiques transparency in New York State energy billing process Paul Musano calls for transparency in energy price tax disclosures on consumer bills.

Lawmaker Paul Musano is pushing for a revolution in energy billing transparency, demanding that all taxes and fees be clearly itemized for consumers to see what they're really paying for.

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