Both Parties Must Act to Limit Surging Electricity Inflation

Both Parties Must Act to Limit Surging Electricity Inflation
High voltage power lines run along the electrical power grid, in West Palm Beach, Fla., in a file photo. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Paul Bledsoe
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Commentary
Prices are surging in the electricity sector, presenting new headwinds for U.S. consumers and manufacturing alike. Fortunately, Congress has several major legislative opportunities to lower electricity prices using American-made energy in coming weeks and months. But accomplishing this will require both Republicans and Democrats to support sensible energy policies each side has opposed in the past.
Paul Bledsoe
Paul Bledsoe
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Paul Bledsoe is a professorial lecturer at American University’s Center for Environmental Policy. He formerly served on the staff of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee and as a consultant to the Department of Energy.