March 2, 2011 — Press Release
FITCHBURG — Representative Jennifer Benson submitted testimony calling on the Department of Public Utilities to deny Unitil's request for a rate increase last month. As part of the public hearing process, Benson sent a letter to the DPU outlining her opposition to Unitil's application.
"This rate increase is unnecessary and uncalled for," said Benson. "Unitil should not be recouping their losses on the backs of the people they treated so poorly during the December 2008 ice storm. We don't deserve this treatment as ratepayers and I am strongly urging the DPU to reject any and all rate increases."
The DPU will hold three public hearings before making a determination on Unitil's case. Any rate increases would go into effect in August 2011.
The text of Benson's Unitil testimony: Unitil_rate_case_testimony.pdf
