马萨诸塞州州长要求三家公用事业公司立即启动电费退款 新英格兰退款总额估约15亿美元
据《伍斯特电讯报》（Telegram & Gazette）等媒体报道，马萨诸塞州州长莫拉·希利（Maura Healey）在10月13日致函Eversource、National Grid与Unitil三家公用事业公司，要求其立即着手向马萨诸塞州用户退还多收的电费，并于10月27日前提交该州应退金额、退款时间表及退款方式说明。
这笔退款源于联邦能源监管委员会（FERC）今年3月的一项裁定：该机构认定新英格兰输电业主此前11.14%的基准股本回报率不合理，将其下调至9.57%，并规定退款须在2027年5月20日前完成。据估计，新英格兰地区用户应退总额约15亿美元，其中National Grid旗下新英格兰电力公司的份额约2.99亿美元。
National Grid表示不认同FERC的裁定，正在计算退款金额，计划于2027年开始处理。希利在声明中表示，马萨诸塞家庭不应再等一个冬天才拿回退款。马萨诸塞州具体的应退总额与个人退款金额目前尚未确定。
（来源：《伍斯特电讯报》《爱国者纪事报》报道）
Massachusetts Governor Presses Three Utilities to Begin Electricity Refunds Promptly; New England Total Estimated at $1.5 Billion
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey wrote on October 13 to Eversource, National Grid and Unitil asking the utilities to begin returning Massachusetts customers' share of electricity refunds promptly, and to provide by October 27 a state-specific accounting, a payout schedule and an explanation of how customers will receive the money, according to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette and other outlets.
The refunds stem from a March ruling by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which found the prior 11.14 percent base return on equity for New England transmission owners unjust and unreasonable and set a replacement rate of 9.57 percent, with refunds to be completed by May 20, 2027. The refund pool is estimated at about $1.5 billion for New England ratepayers overall; National Grid has estimated its New England Power Co. share at about $299 million.
National Grid said it disagrees with FERC's decision, is calculating the payouts and will begin processing them in 2027. Healey said Massachusetts families should not have to wait another winter to get their money back. The Massachusetts total and individual refund amounts have not yet been established.
Source: Reporting by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette and the Patriot Ledger
来源：《伍斯特电讯报》《爱国者纪事报》
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