Energy Choice Coalition Information

The Energy Choice Coalition is a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the modernization of the electricity sector by opening power generation and electric retailing to true competition. The Energy Choice Coalition educates the public on the benefits of market-driven competition and promotes policies at the state and federal levels that break down barriers to private investment. Today, consumers have the freedom to choose their electricity service provider in 13 states and the District of Columbia. But a fully competitive market - Texas having the freest market of all the states - is still not available everywhere, and incentives built into current federal regulations are holding back the transition to a 21st Century power system. As new technologies accelerate changes in the way we generate, manage, and use electricity, consumers should be in the driver's seat. Electricity provides the foundation of our modern lives, but the absence of competition limits innovation and denies end-users more advanced and cleaner energy options and technologies. As regulators and policymakers debate the pros and cons of pricing and market reforms, carbon-emission restrictions, renewable energy mandates, storage, advanced metering, distributed energy resources, and other changes affecting electricity markets, the Energy Choice Coalition is here to remind them that competitive markets are the most effective way to give consumers what they want - abundant, affordable electricity that is reliable, secure, and clean. "The rise of computers, smartphones, and the Internet of things means we will need more energy in the future, not less. The question is where that electricity will come from to ensure rising standards of living for more of the world's population and protection of the environment for future generations." " "States that left regulated electric monopolies in the retail supply business have seen these monopolies grow at the expense of competition. Quarantining the monopoly appears to be the single most effective ...