The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International called on Congress and the Bush administration to adopt a national energy policy that would ensure all consumers have access to adequate supplies of reasonably priced energy. BOMA believes Congress can help ensure this by addressing the energy challenge from both demand and supply perspectives. The more than 250 BOMA members who met with their congressional representatives pledged to partner with all levels of government—as well as tenants—to continue to reduce energy demand through conservation. But in addition to reducing demand, BOMA feels it is imperative that the federal government put in place a national energy policy that also addresses the supply side of the energy equation.
BOMA suggests the following actions on the part of the federal government:
- Identify reliable sources of domestic and renewable energy;
- Eliminate unreasonable regulatory burdens and restrictions that inhibit the development of these energy sources;
- Identify and eliminate regulatory structures that impose artificial pricing schemes;
- Ensure an uninterrupted transmission and distribution energy network; and
- Protect consumers in the absence of competitive market forces.
