Statements of Support

·           Letter from the Consumer Federation of America and Consumers Union to Sen. Domenici and Rep. Tauzin regarding SMD and the energy bill, 10.20.03

·           Letter from 47 members of the U.S. House to Reps. Tauzin and Dingell supporting a provision in the energy bill to delay implementation of SMD, 10.15.03

·           Letter from Northwest Power Works and the California Municipal Utilities Association to Sen. Domenici and Rep. Tauzin, 10.6.03

·           Letter from S.C. Governor Mark Sanford to Vice President Cheney, 10.2.03

·           Press release from Southern Governors Association regarding its special session to discuss energy, 9.22.03.

·           Letter from Wash. Governor Gary Locke to Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, 9.8.03

·           Letter from Ark. Governor Mike Huckabee to Vice President Cheney, 9.3.03

·           Letter from Fla. Governor Jeb Bush to Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, 9.3.03

·           Letter from Ky. Governor Paul Patton to Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, 8.21.03

·           Letter from Ga. Governor Sonny Perdue to Vice President Cheney,  8.21.03

·           Resolution from the Southern Governors Association regarding transmission pricing, 8.19.03

·           Letter from U.S. Representatives Rogers, Cramer, Bonner, Everett, Aderholt, Bachus and Davis to FERC Chair Pat Wood, 6.10.03

·           Summary of S&P Survey of State Regulators, 5.8.03

·           Letter from the Western Governors Association to Rep. Norwood in support of his amendment to the Energy Bill, 3.31.03

·           Letter from Sens. Cochran, Burns, Cantwell, Crapo, Lott, Hollings, Craig, Boxer, Wyden, Landrieu and Bunning to FERC Chair Pat Wood, 3.10.03

·           Letter from Sens. Dodd and Lieberman and Reps. Shays, DeLauro, Larson and Simmons to FERC Chair Pat Wood, 2.24.03

·           Joint comments filed with FERC by more than 200 state leaders, consumer groups, organizations and businesses from 22 states, 11.15.02

·           Report entitled “The Benefits and Costs of Regional Transmission Organizations and Standard Market Design in the Southeast,” 11.6.02

·           Letter to Sens. Daschle, Lott and Bingaman and Reps. Hastert, Gephardt and Tauzin from regulatory commissioners from Wash., N.C., Ark., Calif., S.D. and Ala., 10.9.02

·           Letter from Rep. Waxman to Reps. Tauzin and Barton, 10.8.02

·           Letter to Sen. Leahy from the Vermont Public Service Board, 10.4.02

·           Letter from Universal Studios Recreation Group to members of Congress, 10.2.02

·           Issue brief from the Consumer Federation of America entitled “An Economic Explanation of Why the West and South Want to Avoid Being Infected by FERC’s SMD and Why Market Monitoring Is Not an Effective Cure for the Disease,” 10.2.02

·           Letter from the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission to energy bill conferees, 9.30.02

·           Letter to Sen. Bingaman and Rep. Tauzin from Sens. Smith, Boxer, Baucus, Wyden, Cantwell, Kyl, Crapo, Murray, Burns, Ensign, and Craig, 9.30.02

·           Letter to FERC from Sen. Murray and Reps. DeFazio, Nethercutt, Baird and Hastings, 9.27.02

·           Letter to Sen. Bingamin and Rep. Tauzin from 29 manufacturing companies, 9.25.02

·           Letter from 35 Senators to Sens. Bingaman and Murkowski (prefaced by a news release from Sen. Cantwell), 9.24.02

·           Letter to Sen. Lott from Conservatives for Balanced Electricity Reforms, 9.23.02

·           Letter to Sen. Bingaman and Rep. Tauzin from the Governors of Ala., Ariz., Ark., Calif., Idaho, Ky., La., Miss., Mont., Neb., Nev., N.M., N.D., Ore., S.D., Utah, Wash. and Wyo., 9.19.02

·           Letter to Sen. Bingaman and Rep. Tauzin from the Western Governors’ Association, 9.19.02

·           Letter to President Bush from Sen. Hutchinson, 9.19.02

·           Letter to Sen. Bingaman and Rep. Tauzin from Sens. Shelby, Sessions, Lott, Cochran, Miller, Cleland and Helms, 9.18.02

·           Testimony of Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission Chair Marilyn Showalter before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, 9.17.02

·           Testimony of Arkansas Public Service Commission Chair Sandra Hochstetter before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, 9.17.02

·           Letter to Energy Secretary Abraham from 24 members of Congress from the Northwest, 9.12.02

·           Letter to Energy Bill conferees from the AFL-CIO, Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, Friends of the Earth, Public Citizen and the Sierra Club, 9.9.02

·           Report from the Consumer Federation of America entitled “All Pain, No Gain: Restructuring and Deregulation in the Interstate Electricity Market,” 9.02

·           Resolution from the Southern Governors Association regarding transmission pricing, 8.26.02

·           Letter to FERC members from Western Governors Association, 8.22.02

Alliance of State Leaders Protecting Electricity Consumers