NEWS & RESOURCES

The Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition is a leading source for news, policy, research, and education on electricity transmission competition.

NEWS & RESOURCES

The Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition is a leading source for news, policy, research, and education on electricity transmission competition.

ETCC Files FERC Motion to Intervene in DCR Transmission Case – In Opposition to Cost Recovery Above Winning Bid Amount

August 4, 2023

ETCC’s filing to FERC in opposition to cost recovery above winning bid amount in the DCR transmission case. 

ETCC Letter to Senate Energy Committee Chair Joe Manchin and Ranking Member John Barrasso

April 25, 2023

ETCC’s letter to Chair Joe Manchin and Ranking Member John Barrasso of the Senate Energy Committee, calling on the Senators to urge FERC not to backtrack on its statutory commitment to protecting electricity consumers.

ETCC Letter to Governor Eric Holcomb on HB 1420

April 24, 2023

ETCC’s letter to Governor Eric Holcomb calling on him to veto HB 1420, which will lead to significantly higher electricity prices for Hoosiers. 

ETCC Letter to Indiana House Committee on Bill 1420

February 6, 2023

ETCC’s letter to Indiana House Committee on Utilities, Energy, & Telecommunications in  opposition to House Bill 1420, which would not only increase costs for consumers, but which would also be
unconstitutional.

ETCC Letter to Oklahoma Senate Energy Committee on SB498

February 4, 2023

ETCC’s letter to Oklahoma Senate Energy Committee in opposition to Senate Bill 498, which would grant incumbent electric utilities the right of first refusal (ROFR) to
build and operate new electricity transmission projects.

ETCC Letter to Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat

February 4, 2023

ETCC’s letter to Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat in opposition to Senate Bill 1103, which would grant incumbent electric utilities the right of first refusal (ROFR) to build and operate new electricity transmission projects.

ETCC Letter to Mississippi Senate Committee on Energy on SB2341

February 4, 2023

ETCC’s letter to Mississippi Senate Committee on Energy in opposition to Senate Bill 2341, which would grant incumbent electric utilities the right of first refusal (ROFR) to build and operate new electricity transmission projects.

ETCC Letter to Chairman Manchin

October 31, 2022

ETCC’s letter to Senator Joe Manchin, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, urging him to include electricity transmission competition legislation in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022.

ETCC Reply Comments to FERC

November, 2021

ETCC’s Reply Comments in response to FERC’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding regional transmission planning.

ETCC Comments to FERC

October, 2021

ETCC’s  Comments in response to FERC’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding regional transmission planning, regional cost allocation, and generation interconnection processes.

Press Release: ETCC Urges FERC to Support Competition

October 12, 2021

ETCC urges FERC to support competition on electricity transmission projects to reduce costs to ratepayers.

ETCC Letter to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

August, 2021

ETCC urges Representatives to protect electric ratepayers in any electric transmission infrastructure legislation, including H.R. 3684.

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FERC’S $277 BILLION ELECTRICITY PRICE HIKE

Read How the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Failure to Enforce Transmission Competition Will Lead to Decades of Electricity Price Inflation for American Consumers.