A caravan of semi-tractor trailer trucks descended on Washington last month to protest the high price of diesel fuel. Those who use home heating oil paid double and triple rates this winter.
Consumers demand action.
Some have argued that you can address reliability without addressing competition. The legislation we have introduced addresses reliability in two different ways. For the near term, it creates a national electric reliability organization that is given full powers to assure transmission reliability. This is the industry-supported North American Electric Reliability Council proposal, plus additional reliability provisions proposed by Western governors, state public utility commissions and state energy officials. This will help protect reliability, but it is not a comprehensive solution.