We oppose most of what's in the energy bills awaiting Congress' return from recess, because they favor mandates over markets, pie in the sky over practicality and are largely disconnected from reality. But it turns out they're disconnected in a literal sense, too.

In a case of putting the renewable energy bandwagon before the horse, Congress might soon impose stringent renewable energy production quotas on every utility in the country without doing anything to clear the way for a major expansion of the electric grid. These one-size-fits-all mandates - which require every utility to generate 15 percent of power from... [continue via Web link]