Law360, New York (June 11, 2012, 10:00 PM ET) -- Nearly a third of Congress on Monday urged Energy Secretary Steven Chu to consult utilities, power co-ops, and state and federal officials before pursuing plans to reform the four agencies that oversee the nation’s hydropower marketing, warning the move could be costly.
In a letter, 166 members of the House and Senate told Chu that a recent set of directives he issued to the DOE’s four Power Marketing Administrations threatened to drive up electricity prices for millions of Americans while expanding the PMAs' authority beyond its...
Lawmakers Balk At Hydropower Directives From Energy Sec'y
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