Changes Coming to I-937?
Initiative 937 was passed by the voters in our state in 2006. As it’s “green energy” requirements kick in (not including existing hydro), utility costs for Washington residents will increase. It is easy to “be green” when it costs you nothing. Now we will see how green people are willing to be as the bills start to come due. The Legislature is expected to take up legislation to modify I -937 in the 2012 Legislative Session that opens next week. Below is the Association of Washington Business’s take
on the Initiative.
The Electric Chickens Have Come Home to Roost
By Don C. Brunell
President
Association of Washington Business
For years, energy experts warned us that regulations and policies that reduce the supply of affordable conventional energy would result in higher prices for American families.
Now it is clear the warnings were well-founded. The USA Today recently reported that electricity bills have skyrocketed.
The newspaper reports that American families paid, on average, a record $1,419 a year for electricity in 2010. Demand for electricity remains high even as Read More »