,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #efe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#ag1 #bjbe,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself1
 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4      
,markey1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,ms4        
,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,welch1 
and ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,natural ,resources  ,,resolution   
,recognizing that facilities that       
produce renewable electricity are the   
cheapest power-generating facilities to 
operate and reliance on fossil          
fuel-generating facilities to meet      
growing power demand drives up wholesale
 electricity prices4  ,whereas          
electricity prices are generally        
determined by the level of demand for   
power and the cost of generating such   
power used to meet the demand2 ,whereas 
the demand for power in the ,united     
,states is growing faster than at any   
point in the past #b decades2 ,whereas  

power generators with the lowest        
operating costs are typically dispatched
 first1 thereby meeting the demand for  
power at the lowest cost2 ,whereas1 as  
the demand for power increases1 power   
generators with higher operating costs  
are dispatched1 thereby driving up      
wholesale electricity prices2 ,whereas  
fossil-power generation from coal1      
fossil gas1 and oil has high operating  
costs due to the cost of fuel and       
maintenance2 and ,whereas the generation
 of wind1 solar1 and other renewable    
resources has near-zero operating costs3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the       
,senate recognizes that-- 7#a7          
facilities that produce renewable       
electricity are the cheapest            
electricity-generating facilities to    
operate to meet the demand for power2   
and  7#b7 reliance on fossil            
fuel-generating facilities to meet the  
growing demand for power drives up      
wholesale electricity prices4