Giving Compass' Take:

· The author explains why the introduction of competition in electricity markets makes companies actually work for their customers rather than the polictical system.

· The article discusses collaboration between a range of stakeholders. How can donors support energy policy reform?

· Check out this article to read more about this subject and energy reform.

In today’s era of political divisiveness, it seems as though liberals and conservatives can’t even agree on the color of the sky. So when free market organizations are teaming up with environmental groups on energy policy reform, legislators ought to pay attention.

One such effort is the Virginia Energy Reform Coalition, which officially launched on May 7 in Richmond. The initiative includes a diverse coalition of stakeholders from across the ideological spectrum, including environmental advocacy groups like Clean Virginia and limited government research organizations, such as the Virginia Institute for Public Policy.

Their policy message is rather straightforward. For too long, Virginia’s regulated, monopolistic electricity market has inhibited technological progress and served special interests over the commonwealth’s energy consumers. Instead of settling for subpar results from regulated monopolies, Virginians should champion competitive electricity market policy that promotes technology-neutral competition and is customer-centric.

Read the full article about energy policy reform by Nicolas Loris at The Heritage Foundation.