Gov. Maura Healey is telling the Department of Public Utilities to bring down natural gas bills in Massachusetts.

Expensive electric bills during the winter are nothing new in the Northeast, but residents across Massachusetts say they’re really feeling the burn this season – all just to keep the heat going. It’s enough to get state and local officials to call out utility companies as well as regulators who approved some of the most recent rate hikes.

The letter led by Western Mass. state Sen. Jake Oliveira calls on state utility regulators to take swift action to address price spikes in natural gas bills across the state.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey called on Department of Public Utilities to "rethink" rate increases as utility bills skyrocketed in the state.