Hundreds of thousands of people in Massachusetts won't have to pay more to heat their homes this winter as Eversource's requested rate hike for the coming winter was denied by the state's Department of Public Utilities.

Eversource had asked the Department of Public Utilities to sign off a 13% increase, which would have raised the average bill about $41 starting Nov. 1. But the Department of Public Utilities told the company on Wednesday that it hadn't met all of the performance metrics necessary to allow the rate increase to go ahead.

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"This decision saves customers approximately $45 million this year. The DPU will continue to prioritize energy affordability, uphold its performance standards for all investor-ow

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