Daily Energy Insider reports: “The Affordable Energy Coalition (AEC) recently announced that several consumer and business groups joined the alliance to oppose the Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposal to compensate power plants that keep 90 days’ worth of fuel onsite…
“The DOE grid proposal would raise costs for millions of American families and make it harder for American businesses to compete,” Michael Steel, a spokesperson for AEC, said. “Our new members will be invaluable partners in our mission to educate consumers across the country and leaders in Washington on the consequences of the DOE grid proposal.”
The story notes that Advanced Energy Economy (AEE), the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), BP, the Electricity Consumers Resource Council (ELCON), Energy Storage Association (ESA), Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA), and R Street Institute joined the coalition.
See the entire Daily Energy Insider story here.