Resources for Legislators & Regulators 

Advocacy ActivitiesTestimony, filings, and briefs of EEI and its member companiesLearn More   Industry DataStatistical highlights of the electric power industry. Learn More Electricity 101An overview of the electric power industry.  (PDF)Learn More   Public Policy Advocacy EEI is leading efforts to ensure the financial well-being of the U.S. shareholder-owned electric utilities. Learn More

Advocacy Materials

Comprehensive Tax Reform Priorities

• Excess Deferred Tax Transition Issues
• Federal Income Tax Deduction for Interest Expense
• Maintain Normalization Rules

Cybersecurity 

• Learn more about the key elements for effective cybersecurity legislation.
• Read about industry initiatives to protect the electric grid from cyber threats.
• Find out more about the NIAC government-industry partnership.
• Access EEI’s principles for cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection.
• EEI Principles for Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection
• Electric Power Industry Initiatives to Protect the Nation’s Grid from Cyber Threats

Efficiency

• Site-Based Energy Efficiency Standards Provide Effective Method to Achieve Real Energy Savings
• Utility Energy Service Contracts Promote Energy Efficiency In Federal Facilities

Electric Transportation

• Electric Transportation: Fueled by Affordable, Diverse, Domestic Energy

Environmental Issues

• Congress Should Act Now to Regulate Coal Ash Effectively through Legislation
• EPA Should Update the Tools Used to Make Regional Haze Decisions
• Support H.R. 271 - Bipartisan Legislation to Resolve Legal Conflicts Between Emergency Operation of the Electric System and Environmental Requirements

LIHEAP

• Congress Should Fully Fund the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to Help the Most Vulnerable Americans
• Bipartisan Letter to House Appropriations Committee Leadership to Urge Funding LIHEAP at $5.1 Billion in FY 2013
• Bipartisan Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Leadership to Urge Funding LIHEAP at FY 2011 Levels in FY 2013

PowerPoint Presentations

• Electricity 101