Electric bills won’t go up until April, Salem residents will pay more in 2026 for other utilities

New rules mean residents in Salem don’t have to worry about their gas and electric bills going up with the new year, but rate increases are coming in the spring for some Salem households. 

The FAIR Energy Act, signed into law in July, prohibits state-regulated electric utilities from raising rates during the winter heating season, which ends in April.

Residents will see modest increases this month in their garbage disposal rates and other municipal…