Testimony to the US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: The Electricity Sector in a Changing Climate

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Date

March 5, 2019

Authors

Susan Tierney

Publication

Testimony and Public Comments

Reading time

1 minute

Full Committee Hearing to Examine the Electricity Sector in a Changing Climate

366 Dirksen Senate Office Building 10:00 AM

The hearing will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. EST in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.

The purpose of the hearing is to examine the electricity sector in a changing climate.

The hearing is being webcast live on the committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing concludes. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.

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Opening Remarks

Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Chairman
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Sen. Joe Manchin
Ranking Member
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Witness Panel 1

Ms. Lisa Jacobson
President
Business Council for Sustainable Energy
The Honorable Joseph T. Kelliher
Executive Vice President, Federal Regulatory Affairs
NextEra Energy
Dr. Kenneth Medlock
James A. Baker, III and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy Research and Economics
Senior Director, Center for Energy Studies, Rice University
Mr. Ethan Schutt
Chief of Staff
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Dr. Susan F. Tierney
Senior Advisor
Analysis Group, Inc.

Topics

Electricity Markets

Authors

Susan F. Tierney

Chair, RFF Board of Directors; Senior Advisor, Analysis Group Inc.

Dr. Tierney is the chair of the RFF Board of Directors and is an expert on energy economics, regulation, and policy, particularly in the electric and natural gas industries.

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