Great read! We need to break the regulatory capture by the eco-left (Remember Eric Blank was the ED of Western Resource Advocates) and monopoly utilities, in particular Xcel, which happily decarbonizes because they can pad their asset base. One of the worst things Polis has done is abandon the tradition of having a voice of reasonable opposition. By appointing an "unaffiliated" who is probably farther left than the other two, there is no one to check the progressive left's worst instincts on generation, transmission, distribution, and cost. The current PUC is just a rubber stamp. They only meet on Zoom, so they in-person public comments. For sound energy policy that delivers reliable power at the least cost, we MUST have diversity on the PUC.
It passed 9 to 5 in committee. All in opposition were with the usual groups. There were supposed to be several in support from Pueblo but they had to return home early.
Whoops. Darn fat thumb. Anyway, I think we also need to be wary of regulatory capture by the industries that are being regulated and whose main objective is shareholder profits. There must be a middle way between the Church of Carbon and the Church of Capitalism.
Great read! We need to break the regulatory capture by the eco-left (Remember Eric Blank was the ED of Western Resource Advocates) and monopoly utilities, in particular Xcel, which happily decarbonizes because they can pad their asset base. One of the worst things Polis has done is abandon the tradition of having a voice of reasonable opposition. By appointing an "unaffiliated" who is probably farther left than the other two, there is no one to check the progressive left's worst instincts on generation, transmission, distribution, and cost. The current PUC is just a rubber stamp. They only meet on Zoom, so they in-person public comments. For sound energy policy that delivers reliable power at the least cost, we MUST have diversity on the PUC.
Thank you!
It passed 9 to 5 in committee. All in opposition were with the usual groups. There were supposed to be several in support from Pueblo but they had to return home early.
Whoops. Darn fat thumb. Anyway, I think we also need to be wary of regulatory capture by the industries that are being regulated and whose main objective is shareholder profits. There must be a middle way between the Church of Carbon and the Church of Capitalism.
You highlight the problem of regulatory capture by environmentalists who prioritize carbon emissions over reliability and affordability. I