"What is the future of that office under your administration, the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity?"
"It is vital that we hear from people who are being impacted the most, consumers and retailers."
"Consumers do not have the opportunity to fairly participate of all the developments taking place within the energy markets."
"Many consumer advocacy groups believe that the RTOs are too beholden to the utilities than they are trying to administrate."
"The whole process for reforming energy markets have become more and more complex, while at the same time consumer voices have been diluted."
"FERC and DOE have become too tolerant of the RTOs' ability to shut out public interests."
"Many, many in this room, plus DOE, are in the difficult position of unfairly and unjustly picking winners and losers, and placing the interests of select industries above the public interest."
"I want to thank you for holding this important hearing today, Examining Technology's Role in Empowering Consumers."
"I must also note, Mr. Chairman, that we are holding this hearing in the midst of National Clean Energy Week."
"It is important to understand that consumers are also driving many of the trends we see taking place in the electricity market."
"In your professional opinion, do you anticipate that climate change will continue to play a significant role in threatening the Nation's energy infrastructure due to more frequently occurring supersto..."
"I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing today examining the operation and effectiveness of the nation's wholesale electricity markets."