Under the leadership of Governor Phil Murphy, my home state of New Jersey recently set an aggressive target to add 2,000 megawatts by 2030.

Energy storage provides flexibility and key reliability services to the electricity grid.

Much of the FTC's consumer protection enforcement actions are brought under Section 5 of the FTC Act, which prohibits unfair and deceptive acts or practices, and the remedies available for these cases are limited.

I wanted to ask you about the Uber settlement.

Unfortunately, instead of working with the FTC, this committee, just 2 years ago, sought to further reduce the already limited authorities of the FTC.

Electricity storage is one of the most exciting topics in energy today and I'm glad the Subcommittee is exploring it.

In order to do more in support of consumers, the FTC needs the support and legislative authorizations from Congress.

Now, to clarify, when the FTC does have authority to seek civil penalties, it's still up to the FTC to decide whether to even ask for those penalties and how much those penalties should be, correct?

I appreciate your having those hearings in the fall, too. I think it's great that you're doing that.

Well, we have a rule and so we can get civil penalties for violations of the robocall, the marketing and sales.

How would that tool help the FTC's efforts to protect consumers from data breaches?

The FTC plays a critical role in protecting consumers nationwide.