Energy Commissioners Testify Against EPA’s Proposed Power Grid Restrictions

‘Threats to electric grid reliability are growing due to environmental regulations, policies from state legislatures and agencies,’ Rep. Jeff Duncan says.

Giant wind turbines in front of solar panels in Palm Springs, Calif., on March 27, 2013. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

Georgia’s Public Service Commissioner Tricia Pridemore appeared before the House Energy Climate Grid Subcommittee on Feb. 14 and made one request to Congress: “Rein in the EPA.”

“They’re putting unnecessary burdens on the backs of ratepayers, and they’re certainly limiting innovation,” she said.