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Pass Energy Reforms That Give Us A Cleaner, Smarter, Energy Future

Enron-backed electricity deregulation in California and other states has not benefited consumers. Instead, we must maintain and strengthen local governance over all aspects of the energy industry. We need policies that place greater scrutiny on the energy industry to assure accountability. There must be greater public control at the state and local level.

Enron was a forceful player in the effort to deregulate electricity in the states. It was the most vigorous advocate for state level deregulation. The California electricity debacle is the most extreme example. It enabled Enron and other energy companies to manipulate supply, which had catastrophic results on consumers, the economy and the fiscal health of the state. With California regulators unable to regulate wholesale energy prices, Enron was then able to convince its allies at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to delay imposing even modest price caps to protect California consumers.

Congress is currently considering a dirty, dangerous energy deregulation proposal that fails to protect the environment, fails to guarantee a clean, affordable and reliable energy future and opens up the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling.

For More Information:

See the state PIRGs' energy web site: http://www.newenergyfuture.com.

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