Audience ideas paper2

Potential audience #1

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Things I know about FERC
-Composed of up to five commissioners
-they serve five years
-Members: Jon Wellinghoff, Mar Spitzer, Wuedeen G, Kelly, Philip D. Mueller, chariman Joseph T Kelliner
-Appointed by the president of the United States (suggestions made by senate)
-Goals: Energy infrastructure, competitive markets, enforcement
-Responsible for PURPA 1978 and the revision of PURPA in 2005
-No more than three commissioners may be part of the same political party to avoid political pressure.
-FERC remains independent-decisions not reviewed by the President or congress.

Possible WATCO 1: Increasing federal government incentives for windmills on international competition and jobs in the united states.

Possible WATCO 2: Federal incentives for developing windmill techinology on U.S. dependence on traditional energy sources.

Other possible audiences: Landowners and farmers. Local communities, state government.