I Voted to Eliminate ROFR, and That Was Unwise

I Voted to Eliminate ROFR, and That Was Unwise
Power lines in the high desert city of Victorville, Calif., in a file photo. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
Marc Spitzer
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With a new administration, the United States is at the dawn of a second era of energy dominance. Descendants of Pennsylvanians who discovered oil in Titusville now employ sophisticated directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing to produce low cost and environmentally friendly natural gas. The nation is blessed by robust U.S. natural gas production and emerging clean energy and battery storage technologies. The electric industry is prepared to deliver affordable and reliable energy to Americans in an uncertain world. But the U.S. power grid must be expanded and maintained to bring electricity to homes and businesses.

Marc Spitzer
Marc Spitzer
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Marc Spitzer served as Republican Senate Majority Leader in Arizona and was appointed to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by President George W. Bush. He has practiced law since 1982, presently at Steptoe LLP, and he has testified before state legislatures in support of ROFR legislation.