We believe that it's in your interest and that of the people of Pennsylvania to give all electric customers the ability to choose their suppliers of electricity. You provide a necessary and reliable service. I want Pennsylvania's electric utilities to be able to compete and I want you to prosper. I also see competition as an opportunity for Pennsylvania's consumers. Competition means more competitive rates.
Electric competition is a jobs issue too.
These dramatic changes are necessary if we are to provide a job-friendly, competitive environment for our workers and employers. Low cost electricity is an enormously powerful economic development tool. And some who have looked at Pennsylvania and located elsewhere. When we embrace electric competition, we take another critical step in our quest to make Pennsylvania job-friendly. Competition should not degrade Pennsylvania's air quality by the proliferation of dirty plants to our south and west.