Massachusetts residents trying to get ballot question that would reduce energy prices

Massachusetts residents were outraged last year as utility companies charged hundreds of dollars in delivery fees, but now some residents are working on a grassroots campaign to do something about it.

"They just keep hitting us and hitting us and hitting us," South Boston resident Helen Skulski said.

Skulski is preparing to collect signatures needed to get three ballot initiatives on the November 2026 ballot that she hopes will give ratepayers some relief.

"We have to be heard, we have to do something," she said.

WBZ-TV heard from many Greater Boston residents last year when delivery fees were often three times the cost of the actual gas. Those fees cover everything from maintenance and infrastructure costs to energy efficiency programs like Mass Save.

"I mean, how much longer can