Providing Affordable, Reliable Power
America has an abundance of domestic energy resources we can and must further develop to make us more energy independent. According to a 2007 North American Electric Reliability Corporation's (NERC) report, electricity usage in the United States is expected to grow more than twice as fast as committed resources over the next ten years. Unless additional resources are brought into service, some areas could experience an increased number of blackouts and brownouts within two to three years.
- Domestic sources of energy, including coal, natural gas, wind and solar power, will help our country have a balanced, affordable and reliable sources of power for decades to come.
- Importing more expensive energy sources from abroad opens up the U.S. energy supply to the global market and all the economic and political risks associated with it.
- We simply cannot meet our power generation needs by arbitrarily excluding clean coal from our state's energy portfolio.
To learn more about energy demands, please visit:
- U.S. Energy Information Administration
The official energy statistical agency of the U.S. Government. - North American Electricity Reliability Corporation (NERC)
NERC's mission is to improve the reliability and security of the bulk power system in North America. To achieve that, NERC develops and enforces reliability standards; monitors the bulk power system; assesses future adequacy; audits owners, operators, and users for preparedness; and educates and trains industry personnel. NERC is a self-regulatory organization that relies on the diverse and collective expertise of industry participants. As the Electric Reliability Organization, NERC is subject to audit by the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and governmental authorities in Canada.