November 25, 2024

Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition (ETCC)

Ameren
FERC Observers, Stakeholders Lay out What is at Stake with Tx Rule Looming
FERC is set to vote on its long-awaited proposed rule on transmission planning and cost allocation for regional lines at a special open meeting May 13.
Xcel Energy
Pro-competition Group Plans to Sue if FERC Reinstates Federal ROFR
FERC has yet to issue a final rule on transmission planning, but supporters of competition for transmission development have said they will appeal it to court if it reimposes a federal right of first refusal. 
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FERC Gets Dueling Competition Studies in Transmission NOPR Docket
With FERC potentially issuing a final rule on transmission planning this year, the issue of whether it should curtail competition is the subject of dueling reports filed in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking’s docket.
ETCC
Big Savings for Tx Competition Claimed as FERC Considers a New ROFR
The Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition released a report arguing that decreasing competition in transmission development would cost consumers hundreds of billions of dollars. 
Hanson Professional Services
Illinois Governor Vetoes Downstate ROFR for MISO Regional Transmission Projects
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker vetoed a measure that would have allowed incumbent utilities in downstate Illinois exclusive rights to build regional MISO transmission lines.
Northern Indiana Public Service Co.
New Law Expands Indiana ROFR Law for Transmission Buildout
Indiana has become the latest state to give incumbent utilities a right of first refusal to develop regional transmission projects.

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