Columbia Gas Company of Massachusetts sought a rate hike totaling $44.5 million for safety measures this past spring but made do with $11 million less after the Massachusetts Attorney General's office got involved.
Complying with state and federal safety regulations was causing a deficit in operating and maintenance for the utility, company president Stephen H. Bryant told the state Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities in April, according to Boston Business Journal.
Columbia Gas Company of Massachusetts sought a rate hike totaling $44.5 million for safety measures this past spring but made do with $11 million less after the Massachusetts Attorney General's office got involved.
Complying with state and federal safety regulations was causing a deficit in operating and maintenance for the utility, company president Stephen H. Bryant told the state Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities in April, according to Boston Business Journal.…
