They’re hoping people fall for it. I.e. the illusory utility savings in the various energy bills now floating through the Massachusetts State House, as the Globe reports. And part of the illusion is bogus symbolic votes designed to give some lawmakers cover when the ‘environmental advocates’ come after them in primaries.

Sorry, but cutting Mass Save fees just isn’t going to be enough to significantly lower utility bills. Personally, I’ll believe Beacon Hill lawmakers are serious about cutting utility costs when they start addressing our energy supply problem, not conservation fees, and acknowledge that part of the supply solution is procuring lower-priced fossil fuels until new clean-energy sources kick in. 

And they need to openly acknowledge that this transition to clean-energy is going to take a hell of a lot longer than thought.