Statement from Alliance for Secure Energy Executive Director Jeff Cloud

We commend Oklahoma Attorney General Drummond's decisive actions in issuing a subpoena to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. This investigation is a vital step towards ensuring that the retail gas marketers who exploited the unprecedented fuel demand during Winter Storm Uri are held accountable for their actions. It is imperative that these individuals and companies, who unfairly profited at the expense of families and businesses, face appropriate consequences. Utilities do not set fuel prices and, by law, must generate electricity. During the historic storm, utilities mobilized national resources to maintain and restore power.