State Panel Asked to Deregulate Electricity, Natural Gas
October 15,2014
A public forum to inform a Missouri state energy plan received requests for electricity and natural gas deregulation to be included in the energy strategy, the Joplin, Missouri Globe reports
A 60-member committee has been tasked with developing a state energy plan, and at a public forum convened by the Committee, the Globe reports that, "Two people spoke about how deregulation of electricity and natural gas in Illinois had lowered consumer rates for those energy sources. They encouraged the committee to look at deregulation as part of a comprehensive energy plan for the state."