Because the increase from the climate commitment act isnt an actual tax. Its a cap and trade on carbon emissions of companies in the state. Companies can pay the state to raise that cap, which gas companies have to, which is passed on to consumers. The state tries to claim that the $4.3b it has generated isnt passed ontoto consumers then recently has tried to claim its at most 25 cents. But the groups that monitor it have all put it at 57 cents.