Book Description

Hearing on two bills: S. 764, to direct the Fed. Energy Reg. Comm. (FERC) to impose just and reasonable load-differentiated demand rates or cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the Western energy market, and for other purposes; (2) S. 597, to provide for a comprehensive and balanced national energy policy. Witnesses: Linda Breathitt, William Massey, Patrick Wood, III, and Nora Brownell, Comm., FERC; Steven Fetter, Global Power Group, Inc.: Curt Hebert, Jr., Chmn., FERC; Bruce Henning, Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc.; Ronald McMahan, Enercap Assoc., LLC; Geoffrey Roberts, Entergy Wholesale Operations; and Senators Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, and Frank Murkowski.