Chu memo expanding federal energy role could chew up your electricity budget

Western Area Power Administration line crews continued work on one of the Sacramento Voltage Support towers near Elverta, Calif. (Photo: WAPA Annual Report, 2011)The House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing on Thursday in response to a memorandum issued by Energy secretary Steven Chu. The memorandum related to the role of the Power Marketing Administrators who deliver power to more than 30 U.S. states from federal hydroelectric resources. Sound boring?

Listen up. Chu’s memorandum, if fully implemented, could chew up your household electricity budget. That's just for starters.

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