Now there s some needed profile and more evidence that we have a unique opportunity to fix the problem. Our second industry problem is well rooted in ego and job security. I speak of turf . Our regulators have not exactly been marching in lock-step. At present, energy projects are subjected to a regulatory bottleneck of multiple reviews by state, federal and local bodies.
Opponents use competing jurisdictions to their strategic advantage.
Wear a gas mask at a public hearing and you ll get your picture in the morning newspaper and might even scare your local elected officials into a short-sighted veto. Transmission is a prime example of one function under multiple layers of regulation. The movement of electricity is a national business. Current regulation is split between the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and state commissions. The industry s third problem, is mainly a psychological disorder.