WHEREAS, energy plays an essential role in the daily lives of all American individuals, families, and businesses,

WHEREAS, reliable access to this energy is best ensured through a diverse energy mix generated by a variety of fuel and technology sources,

WHEREAS, freely functioning energy markets operate as the best determinant of where, when, and how investment decisions should be made to create and maintain the most secure, efficient, reliable, and affordable electric and energy systems,

WHEREAS, government at all levels has repeatedly failed in its efforts to improve on free market outcomes by unilaterally picking ‘winners and losers’ or favoring certain technologies or innovations over others,

WHEREAS, multiple forms of electric generation as well as energy use and transport economy wide – including coal, natural gas, nuclear, solar, hydro, wind, pipelines, and transmission lines are under some threat of market access denial across the country for various reasons,

NOW THERFORE BE IT RESOLVOED THAT: the {legislative body} of the state of {name of state} encourages the development and maintenance of free markets in the energy space and opposes the implementation of any blanket prohibition or restriction on specific forms of electric generation, energy use, or energy transport technology;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT: promoting an energy mix and infrastructure network set by market forces will ultimately lead to the best balance between reliability, security, economic development, affordability, and sustainability for the residents of {name of state}.