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Support for Competition Decreasing in New England
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While still high, support for electricity competition in New England has declined versus the year-ago, according to an annual region-wide telephone survey sponsored by the New England Energy Alliance.
The drop in support for electric competition was nearly 10 percentage points versus the year-ago.
According to the latest poll, 76% of New Englanders continue to favor a restructured competitive electricity market system where companies compete on price and service, down from 84% last year.
Some 84% of respondents were either "very concerned" (55%) or "somewhat concerned" (29%) that, "New England businesses pay over 30% more for electricity than the national average." ISO New England imposes a forward capacity obligation, cleared through a centralized market, on all load serving entities in New England, with such costs passed through to customers.
Over one-third of respondents oppose smart meters.
The annual survey was conducted by Opinion Dynamics
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