WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 12:  (L-R) John Krenicki, vice chairman and president of General Electric Energy, John Rowe, chairman and CEO of the Exelon Corporation, James Roberts, CEO of the Foundation Coal Corporation, Douglas Steenland, president and CEO of Northwest Airlines, Gary Cohn, co-president, managing director and COO of Goldman Sachs, and Richard Wagoner, chairman and CEO of General Motors, listen during a panel on Capitol Hill September 12, 2008 in Washington, DC. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and ranking Republican Pete Domenici (R-NM) held the panel to discus the energy needs of the United States with representatives of academia and the energy industry. Getty Images logo Getty Images 17 months ago

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 12: (L-R) John Krenicki, vice chairman and president of General Electric Energy, John Rowe, chairman and CEO of the Exelon Corporation, James Roberts, CEO of the Foundation Coal Corporation, Douglas Steenland, president and CEO of Northwest Airlines, Gary Cohn, co-president, managing director and COO of Goldman Sachs, and Richard Wagoner, chairman and CEO of General Motors, listen during a panel on Capitol Hill September 12, 2008 in Washington, DC. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and ranking Republican Pete Domenici (R-NM) held the panel to discus the energy needs of the United States with representatives of academia and the energy industry.