The two Republican candidates for governor say an emerging Healey administration plan to make new gas customers pay the full share of service hook-ups, arguing the move would drive up costs and hurt the state’s economy.

The comments from GOP gubernatorial hopefuls Brian Shortsleeve and Mike Kennealy came in response to news Thursday that state utility regulators are considering banning gas utilities from charging existing customers from the cost of adding new ones.

The move, first reported by CommonWealth Beacon , is part of a broader effort to move the state away from its reliance on fossil fuels.

Utility regulators are currently reviewing climate plans that the state’s gas carriers, such as National Grid, submitted to the state in April.

The state Department of Public Utilities iss

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