Proponents of efficiency standards argue that they save consumers and businesses money, reduce energy use, and reduce emissions. But families and businesses already understand how energy costs impact their lives and make decisions accordingly.

We?ll tell Islander East that the Long Island Sound is not the Wild West, ... The costs for the state of Connecticut couldn?t be higher.

Higher energy prices are requiring industry and commerce to examine the costs and efficiency of energy use.

For working-class families and small businesses... we have got to find ways to lower energy costs.

The EPA's greenhouse gas regulations, along with a host of other onerous regulations, are unnecessarily driving out conventional fuels as part of America's energy mix. The consequences are higher energy prices for families and a contraction of our nation's economic growth.

Industry looks at research and development for energy efficiency, lowering material costs, so on and so forth.