Mike Doyle: “Thank you, Mr. Chair and ranking member, for having this hearing today and all the witnesses here.”

I am also encouraged by FERC's efforts to finally establish an Office of Public Participation, as well as efforts to prepare for and combat cyber attacks on our energy infrastructure.

I want to commend my colleague, Congresswoman Fletcher, for her work in developing legislation that embodies this principle.

It is our responsibility on the subcommittee to highlight, as we have in so many hearings, the issues important to the people we represent.

As we continue to decarbonize the electric grid, I hope FERC will continue to be proactive and flexible in its approach to building out a grid with more distributed resources and in recognizing the benefits of innovative technologies.