Editorial: Group purchasing of power not ideal, but best alternative

Editorial: Group purchasing of power not ideal, but best alternative

You might want to turn down your air conditioner now that electrical rates are — like our summer temperatures — on the rise. But not everyone will feel the pain. Massachusetts’ two primary energy utilities, Eversource and National Grid, both raised their rates this month on certain customers. Eversource raised its rates more than a cent per kilowatt hour, from 13.2 to 14.8 cents per kWh, a 12.3% increase, and National Grid raised its rates from …