What They Are Saying: State Legislators and Consumer Advocates Agree that Electricity Transmission Competition Will Lower Energy Costs
The Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition (ETCC) and the Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) filed a Protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today in opposition to an anticompetitive filing by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO).
Petitioner ETCC’s Statement Before the Fourth Circuit Over FERC’s Order 1920 Transmission Monopoly Carve-Out
The Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition (ETCC) and the Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) filed a Protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today in opposition to an anticompetitive filing by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO).
Electricity prices rose 4.2% from July 2025 to July 2026, compared with 2.26% for overall CPI, an increase of nearly a full percentage point in just one year – Consumers Urge FERC to Unleash Transmission Competition
The Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition (ETCC) and the Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) filed a Protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today in opposition to an anticompetitive filing by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO).
Soaring Electricity Inflation is a Wake-Up Call to FERC
The Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition (ETCC) and the Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) filed a Protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today in opposition to an anticompetitive filing by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO).
State Legislators from Wisconsin and Missouri Join Legislators from Iowa, Kansas and Montana to Urge FERC to Protect Transmission Competition
The Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition (ETCC) and the Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) filed a Protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today in opposition to an anticompetitive filing by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO).
State Legislators from Iowa, Kansas and Montana Urge FERC to Reject Utility Effort to Prohibit Transmission Competition
The Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition (ETCC) and the Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) filed a Protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today in opposition to an anticompetitive filing by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO).
Electricity Prices Outpace the CPI by 61%
The Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition (ETCC) and the Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) filed a Protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today in opposition to an anticompetitive filing by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO).
Ratepayers Urge FERC to Reject Self Serving Anti-Competitive Utility Complaint Seeking Five-Year Transmission Competition Moratorium
The Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition (ETCC) and the Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) filed a Protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today in opposition to an anticompetitive filing by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO).
Consumer Groups Protest MISO Anti-Competitive FERC Filing that Would Increase Electricity Prices in Eleven States
The Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition (ETCC) and the Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) filed a Protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today in opposition to an anticompetitive filing by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO).
This Morning: Major Consumer Group Sends Letter to Federal Energy Officials
The latest inflation data once again revealed that electricity price inflation is driving general price increases. On an annual basis, electricity price inflation rose by 3.9% or 56% higher than the CPI (2.5%) and 86% higher than food at (2.1%) respectively.