2025 News Articles

May 01, 2025

HG&E, one of 41 Municipal Light Plants (MLPs) in Massachusetts, operates under local control to serve the unique needs of our customers. This structure allows HG&E to provide some of the lowest utility rates in the region while maintaining one of the cleanest electric portfolios in the Commonwealth. However, recent proposed state regulations threaten both affordable rates and local decision-making authority. While we share the State’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the draft regulations fail to acknowledge the significant impact MLPs have made in transforming local communities through their own initiative.

March 07, 2025

In 2021, HG&E completed an interest campaign that was designed to better understand customer demand for municipal fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband service. While HG&E is interested in providing FTTH service and is currently providing residential broadband service within Holyoke on a very limited basis, there must be sufficient demand for the service for a city-wide venture to make economic sense and not have an adverse effect on utility rates.