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Energy leaders look for competitive solutions to state concerns at the Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utilities Commissions 25th Annual Education Conference. The COVID-19 pandemic, cleaner power generation, carbon pricing and consumer costs topped the agenda as state energy leaders and industry experts gathered virtually last Wednesday, June 24, for the Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utilities Read More
By Todd Snitchler, President and CEO, Electric Power Supply Association New Jersey leaders face a game-changing choice: will they let regional competition drive the best outcomes for consumers, the grid and the environment as it has for two decades, or will they choose a path that slows progress and drives up costs? New Jersey has embarked on a process that could shape the state’s energy and environmental landscape for decades to come. By Read More
As Americans struggle to make ends meet, asking them to pay more for an essential service like electricity, especially electricity they didn’t use, is a bad idea. Asking them to do it for the benefit of a powerful utility’s bottom line is even worse. U.S. Senate and House energy leaders held hearings yesterday to examine the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the energy industry. In her opening Read More
Competitive Power Ventures' Keenan II Wind Farm in Woodward County, OklahomaCredit: Competitive Power Ventures EPSA member companies are hearing Americans’ call for a stronger emphasis on wind power and answering in big ways. According to a recent poll conducted by the Pew Research Center, 85% of Americans support expanding wind power. A 2019 Gallup poll shows 70% of Americans think the U.S. should put more emphasis on producing domestic energy from Read More
If we want more affordable power prices, cleaner energy and more innovation, competitive electricity markets are today’s solution for a brighter tomorrow. Most Americans understand what electricity is, but cannot describe how this essential service that powers our lives is generated and then delivered to our homes and businesses. And even more do not know there are wholesale electricity markets that Read More
By Todd Snitchler, president and CEO, Electric Power Supply Association Congratulations America, We Did It! The Carbon Tax Center (CTC) recently shared great news: emissions from the U.S. power sector fell below the targets set in the Obama Administration’s ambitious Clean Power Plan (CPP). What is even more impressive is that emissions dropped 33% from 2005 levels a decade sooner than required by the CPP. This is a significant achievement—and it occurred despite changing political Read More
