Electricity Price Inflation Continues to Outpace CPI by 12.4% as FERC Decision on Transmission Competition Nears
The latest inflation data release confirms that electricity prices continue to outpace the Consumer Price Index with electricity prices increasing by 3.6% compared to 3.2% for the CPI over the last 12 months.
WIRES Letter to FERC Incorrectly Pits Collaboration Against Transmission Competition
Paul Cicio, Chair of the Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition, released the following statement in response to the WIRES’s letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
Coalition Urges FERC Nominees to Put Consumers First and Back Electricity Transmission Competition
ETCC welcomed the nomination of three new commissioners by President Biden to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
Electricity Consumers Rebuts False Claims Made by EEI in FERC Transmission Docket
Paul Cicio, Chair of the Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition, released the following statement in response to the Edison Electric Institute’s letter to FERC.
Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition Applauds Pending Minnesota Legislation to Eliminate Anti-Competitive Law
The Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition (ETCC) released the following statement in support of Minnesota legislation to eliminate its anti-competitive law.
Electricity Inflation Tops Monthly CPI by 400% driven by spiraling transmission rate increases
Electricity inflation continued to increase in January 2024 putting further financial pressure on consumers across the country even as headline inflation slows. Electricity inflation increased by 1.2% on a monthly basis, and 3.8% over the last 12 months.
Utility Report Fails to Debunk Transmission Competition Benefits
In comments filed with FERC, ETCC responded to the incumbent utility-spearheaded coalition Developers Advocating Transmission Advancements (DATA) – to set the record straight about their misleading claims and to urge FERC to disregard the utilities’ unverified and authorless white paper entirely.
December Electricity Price Inflation Jumps 1.3%, Outpacing CPI at Just .3%
Today’s inflation data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the monthly increase for electricity in December was 1.3% as compared to just .3% for the CPI.
Latest CPI Release: Monthly Electricity Price Inflation Increases 1.4% vs .1% for CPI Due to Accelerating Transmission Costs – FERC Must Act
Consumers call on FERC to take action to fight runaway electricity price inflation, which has continued to climb even as the prices of commodities and consumer goods fall.
Supreme Court Decision Not to Grant Cert Signals that Texas Right of First Refusal Law is Unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court decided not to grant cert in Lake vs. NextEra Energy, signaling that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision got it right and that there was no reason to overturn their Opinion.