Check out my story in Wednesday’s paper on the various proposals for electric restructuring.
One bill before lawmakers would redefine some of the Public Service Commission’s responsibilities, directing the regulators to focus more on reliability and low price than promoting a competitive power market.
Del. Brian K. McHale, the Baltimore City Democrat who sponsored the bill, referred to price and reliability as twin “goal posts.” This was a metaphor that was used (perhaps overused) throughout the day.
Here’s a quote from Glen Thomas, a lobbyist for PJM Power Providers, a group of generation and transmission owners in the regional power grid. He’s explaining why he believes a free market is the best way to ensure a healthy electric system.
“We have to agree with the goal posts. Reliability and price are the appropriate goal posts for any electricity policy in Maryland or any state,” he said. “[What we] disagree with is how to get the ball through the uprights.”
Maybe these guys are San Diego Chargers fans?
