Increasing Climate Disasters and Fossil-Fuel and Renewable Electricity Generation

House Energy and Commerce Committee
   Energy Subcommittee
2123 Rayburn

03/17/2026 at 10:00AM

The Subcommittee on Energy has scheduled a hearing on Tuesday, March 17 at 10:00 AM (ET) in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The title of the hearing is “Winter Storm Fern Lessons: Supplying Reliable Power to Meet Peak Demand.”

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

  • Jim Robb, President and Chief Executive Officer, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
  • José Costa, President and Chief Executive Officer, Northeast Gas Association
  • Brett Mattison, President and Chief Operating Officer, Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO)
  • Michael Goggin, Executive Vice President, GridStrategies