Well, rates would go up whether you deregulate or not, and of course, the rates that are going up right now on the electricity side are still within the regulated framework.
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When the time comes to raise rates, I do think there will be some benefits that flow through to savers.
We can, and must, shift to an economy in which 100% of our electricity is generated renewably.
To pump up consumer or government demand would force interest rates up and asset prices down, possibly by enough to destroy more jobs than are created.
Since 2000, we've seen base power rates rise by 50%.
Our rate moves will have an impact on the economy in 2013. Whether we raise or lower rates depends on how the economic situation develops.
I did not come to Washington to raise the electricity rates by as much as $40 per month as this plan would do.
I expect an energy bill to increase and diversify supply and stabilize energy prices - not drive up energy costs in one part of the country to subsidize energy in another region.
Cuts in carbon emissions would mean significantly higher electricity prices. We think the American consumer would prefer not to be skinned by Obama's EPA.
You'll have lower prices under deregulation than you will through regulation.
I think the cost of energy will come down when we make this transition to renewable energy.