WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, three newly released studies by respected academic organizations and think tanks found Hickenlooper's Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy Supply (BIG WIRES) Act would lower electricity costs, curb the release of environmentally-harmful emissions, and better protect the utilities families rely on during extreme weather events. Check out the studies below: Massac  more