Introduced
December 17, 2025
Mr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Markey, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Welch, and Ms. Blunt Rochester) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
RESOLUTION
Recognizing that facilities that produce renewable electricity are the cheapest power-generating facilities to operate and reliance on fossil fuel-generating facilities to meet growing power demand drives up wholesale electricity prices.
- (1) facilities that produce renewable electricity are the cheapest electricity-generating facilities to operate to meet the demand for power; and
- (2) reliance on fossil fuel-generating facilities to meet the growing demand for power drives up wholesale electricity prices.