ETCC Urges Secretary Granholm to Support Electricity Transmission Competition to Fight Inflation

The ETCC has sent a letter to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm urging her to support electricity transmission competition to fight inflation. In addition to the Inflation Reduction Act, FERC has an opportunity to reduce electricity price inflation
ETCC: In Response to Electricity Price Inflation Increase of 13.7%, FERC Chairman Glick Must Support Electricity Transmission Competition to Lower Consumer Costs

The Consumer Price Index for June measured annualized electricity services inflation at 13.7%, an increase of 1.7% over the month of May. In response, the ETCC calls on FERC to embrace electricity transmission competition.
Statement from ETCC Chair Paul Cicio on NYISO’s New, Competitively Bid Empire State Line Project

Statement from Paul Cicio, Chair of the ETCC, on the July 11 commissioning of NextEra Energy Transmission’s Empire State Transmission Line.
Consumers Urge Congress to Fight Electricity Price Inflation by Supporting Electricity Transmission Competition in FERC Transmission NOPR

The ETCC sent letters to the Chairman and Ranking Members of the Senate Committee on Finance, calling on them to embrace electricity transmission competition.
ETCC: Electricity Consumer Price Index Increases 12%, Confirms that FERC Chairman Glick Should Embrace, Not Oppose Electricity Transmission Competition

The ETCC calls on FERC and Chairman Glick to embrace competition as the CPI for May measured electricity services at 12%, outpacing overall CPI.
ETCC: Latest MISO Transmission Proposal Could Make Electricity Price Inflation Even Worse

The ETCC condemns MISO’s new proposal for a multi-state transmission project that is not subject to competition, missing out on billions in savings.
Consumers Urge Senator Lankford to Follow the Example of Oklahoma on Transmission Competition

The ETCC urges Oklahoma Senator James Lankford to support policies that promote competition in electricity transmission nationally.
West Virginia Consumer and Business Groups Join Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition to Urge Senator Manchin to Support Transmission Competition that Could Save Consumers $525 Billion by 2050

The West Virginia Manufacturing Association and the West Virginia Energy Users Group joined the ETCC in calling on Senator Joe Manchin to support electricity transmission.
Consumers Urge Congress to Support Electricity Transmission Competition to Combat Inflation and Reduce Consumer Costs by $525 Billion by 2050

The ETCC has sent letters to the Chairman and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committees, calling on them to embrace electricity transmission competition.
Consumers Say FERC’s Proposed Rule Abandons Electricity Transmission Competition and Supports Monopoly Incumbent Electric Utilities

Statement from ETCC Chair Paul Cicio on FERC’s Proposed Rule which abandons electricity transmission competition and supports monopoly incumbent electric utilities.