What to know amidst heating rate hikes before winter Boston 25 News [Video]

QUINCY, Mass — Residents statewide who use natural gas to heat their homes will have to pay more this season. For companies who work with these systems on the frontlines, they saw it coming.

“I’m not surprised to be completely honest,” said Anthony Mound, owner of Trust 1 Services in Quincy.

The company provides AC and heating services across the south shore.

Mound continued, “The state is incentivizing going all-electric… If you go to whole home electric, you get a $10,000 rebate and you could qualify for 0%, 7-year financing.”

The Department of Public Utilities approved natural gas rate hikes on Thursday, impacting Eversource and National Grid customers statewide.

About 500,000 Eversource customers can expect to see their bills increase by about 25-30 percent, officials said. That means a $250 bill could become $325.

In a statement, an Eversource spokesperson said, “We appreciate that any increase in natural gas rates …