Affordable Energy

AEC represents a diverse group of industry organizations, businesses, and communities focused on keeping energy affordable for American families.

[Affordable Energy @EnergyConsumers]

The Affordable Energy Coalition is here to stop Washington from raising your electric bill. Learn more: https://t.co/JIqS6RMqOi

[Utility Dive @UtilityDive]

"What is especially troubling is that the Administration is using national security to justify its actions," says retired @USNavy Vice Admiral on @POTUS's proposed coal and nuclear bailout plan.

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[Affordable Energy @EnergyConsumers]

#Fact: Over the last 5 years, less than 0.00007% of power disruptions were from fuel supply problems -- the vast majority of outages are the result of downed power lines. https://t.co/LyvVPzu0EG

[Gavin Bade @GavinBade]

Lil Friday scoop: Those tight Labor Day load conditions in ISO-NE were driven in part by an unplanned outage at Exelon's Mystic plant, caused by — you guessed it — a power line fault https://t.co/4gLnnRTWH1

[Affordable Energy @EnergyConsumers]

Grateful to lineworkers as we think back on Hurricane Irma today, and on most days of the year. They know it better than anyone: It doesn't matter if energy comes from natural gas, coal, or elsewhere; bailing out uneconomic plants can't solve the problem of a downed power line.

[Rick Perry @SecretaryPerry]

One year ago today, Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida. We are grateful for the more than 60,000 lineworkers from all over the country who worked tirelessly to restore power to the millions of people impacted by this devastating storm.

[Affordable Energy @EnergyConsumers]

Check out Vice Admiral McGinn’s op-ed on the political and economic ramifications of the administration’s proposed coal and nuclear bailout. @MorningConsult https://t.co/uYe4WG5qlR #energytwitter

[Affordable Energy @EnergyConsumers]

#ICYMI A former Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment argues federal coal and nuclear subsidies will drastically disrupt power markets and set a dangerous political precedent in a recent @MorningConsult op-ed: https://t.co/uYe4WG5qlR

[Affordable Energy @EnergyConsumers]

By using a 1950s national security law to support failing electricity generators, the administration will restrict its ability "to leverage such powers during real national emergencies,” per @MorningConsult https://t.co/uYe4WG5qlR

[Affordable Energy @EnergyConsumers]

Learn why Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn doesn’t buy the administration's latest attempts to prop up uneconomic coal & nuclear plants in the name of national security: https://t.co/uYe4WG5qlR @MorningConsult #energytwitter

[Affordable Energy @EnergyConsumers]

“Competitive markets work, and the resilience of the grid has remained strong without drastic federal intervention.” Vice Admiral McGinn shares his thoughts on the @ENERGY's attempts to prop up uneconomic power plants. @MorningConsult https://t.co/uYe4WG5qlR #energytwitter

[Affordable Energy @EnergyConsumers]

#ICYMI Bloomberg’s editorial board summarized how proposals to subsidize inefficient coal and nuclear plants will negatively impact American taxpayers, calling it a plan for “dirty energy at higher cost.” @bopinion https://t.co/XiNtHKNKor #energytwitter

[Affordable Energy @EnergyConsumers]

Citing reports from @NERC_Official indicating grid resilience has actually increased, former Sec. of Energy @ErnestMoniz stated that he didn’t see the argument behind proposals to bail out aging and uneconomic plants. https://t.co/BvCkEN4s5i

[Affordable Energy @EnergyConsumers]

In a recent letter, the @NTU urged policymakers to oppose a federal bailout of failing coal and nuclear power plants as such a move would “cost taxpayers billions of dollars.” Read more of their letter here: https://t.co/gJ1bqTRDvp #energytwitter

[Affordable Energy @EnergyConsumers]

In his op-ed, @ieefa_institute director David Schlissel argued that the administration should focus on policies that encourage grid modernization instead of attempting to prop up uneconomic electricity generators. #energytwitter https://t.co/ssKnXYL9z8

[Affordable Energy @EnergyConsumers]

Experts like former FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff have spoken out against emergency directives to save coal and nuclear plants, noting that they will “blow the market up” and raise electricity prices. @UtilityDrive #energytwitter https://t.co/oL2mVZ1wPj

[Affordable Energy @EnergyConsumers]

The @WSJ Ed Board on the administration's proposal to prop up nuclear and coal power: "There's no emergency" -- and the the proposal "will do more harm than good." https://t.co/i1E5W5fdhH

[Affordable Energy @EnergyConsumers]

Claims of grid weakness are not grounded in reality, notes @robbieorvis of @EnergyInnovLLC https://t.co/Y66sCzqRLR

[Affordable Energy @EnergyConsumers]

Proposals to bail out aging & uneconomic coal & nuclear plants "are taxpayer bailouts that will cost billions," notes ELCON CEO and president John Hughes. https://t.co/dEGc8e51Rt

[Affordable Energy @EnergyConsumers]

"These requests go against all precedent," writes ELCON CEO John Hughes. "There's just no cause for all this concern." https://t.co/dEGc8e51Rt

[Affordable Energy @EnergyConsumers]

.@ErnestMoniz, former Sec. of Energy: "Frankly, I just don't see the arguments" when it comes to the administration's proposal to bail out aging & uneconomic plants. https://t.co/BvCkEN4s5i

[Affordable Energy @EnergyConsumers]

In a recent op-ed, @Heritage analysts pushed back against the idea that the administration should use national security powers as a "bailout program" for coal and nuclear plants @thehill https://t.co/y4BIGDBsvO

[Affordable Energy @EnergyConsumers]

"There’s no emergency, and the political intervention will do more harm than good.” Learn why the @WSJ is opposed to the administration's newest energy proposal. https://t.co/i1E5W5fdhH #energytwitter