ACCA pres talks to Congress on utility deregulation issues
WASHINGTON — Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) president Bob Keingstein met with members of the 106th Congress for the first time to raise awareness about the need for national legislation to prohibit unfair business practices by electric utilities that have ventured into the hvacr industry.
During his March 18 testimony to Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) and members of the Energy and Power Subcommittee, Keingstein said that utilities exploit consumers and create an unlevel playing field for small business owners when they “cross-subsidize,” or unfairly increase their market share through their unregulated affiliates.