Wellinghoff: Competitive Markets Offer Path to Low-Carbon Future

Today, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff told a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee that competitive markets provide the efficiencies and clean energy we need to move forward to a low-carbon future. We've noted Chairman Wellinghoff’s support for organized markets before, spurred by the success that renewable energy and demand response have seen within organized electricity markets, as well as independent reports that have found competitive electricity markets were “shattering barriers” for renewable energy resources. We are always happy to see competition rightly recognized for providing economic and environmental benefits for consumers and helping our country move toward a clean energy future. Joel Malina | December 2, 2009