Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition

Utilities are plotting to max their profits, raising your electricity bill. ETCC Chairman Paul Cicio explains what the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission can do to protect consumers.

Utilities are asking FERC to protect them from competition instead of protecting ratepayers. The anti-competitive and anti-consumer utility complaint seeks a five-year moratorium on transmission competition in MISO and SPP that would increase electricity prices in 19 states.

FERC should reject the complaint and enforce Order 1000. Read more: …ytransmissioncompetitioncoalition.org/electricity-pr…

Twelve utilities have petitioned FERC to prohibit them from having to compete in building new transmission lines for five-years, which will increase electricity prices. As ETCC Chair @pncicio said, “A monopoly utility has zero incentives to reduce costs without competition.”

Electricity bills are already too high for families, businesses, and communities across the country. The latest CPI report shows the problem is getting worse.

Competition lowers costs, protects ratepayers, brings accountability to transmission development for ontime delivery of the project. FERC should enforce Order 1000 and reject efforts to protect utility monopolies. Read more: realclearenergy.org/articles/2026/…

Texas is planning an exorbitant $33 billion transmission expansion. Unleashing competition can reduce transmission costs by as much as 40 percent. If FERC sides with self-interested utility groups, consumers will lose out on billions in potential savings.

Across 19 states, utilities are pushing to block transmission competition. These are anticompetitive activities. @dojphofficial should investigate. Texas shows exactly what consumers stand to lose when major projects move forward without competitive bidding.

Utilities are not fighting competition to protect consumers. They are fighting to protect their profits. Read the full piece by @PaulGerke: renewableenergyworld.com/power-grid/tra…

ETCC Chairman @pncicio states it clearly: “Without competition, the monopoly utilities have zero incentive to reduce costs.” FERC must fully enforce Order 1000. Without full enforcement, monopoly utilities will pass on higher transmission costs to ratepayers.

Twelve incumbent electric utilities are colluding to avoid competition in building transmission lines in SPP and MISO, driving up electricity prices for ratepayers. A new @FactorThisMedia piece shows exactly what consumers stand to lose.

This is not about speeding up transmission development. This is about protecting their profits via anti-competitive actions. FERC should reject this request and unleash market forces to increase electric affordability. Read the full piece: utilitydive.com/news/entergy-x…

In MISO and SPP, recent competitive projects have delivered cost savings of 21–38% on average. ETCC fights to protect consumers: “Without competition, a monopoly incumbent utility has zero incentive to reduce costs because the more they spend, the more their profits increase."

@EthanHowland27’s recent Utility Dive piece highlights a troubling push by utilities colluding to increase electricity prices by prohibiting competition in building new transmission lines in SPP and MISO.

A must read new framework from C3 Solutions gets it right: a consumer-first grid should prioritize affordability, reliability, and competition across all solutions. ETCC’s Paul Cicio reinforces C3 Solutions’ framework. Read more: c3newsmag.com/consumer-first…

FERC should reject this request and uphold competition in transmission. Ratepayers deserve lower costs and accountability, not another utility-backed loophole. Read the piece: thequadreport.com/transmission-c…

Competitive bidding lowers costs, improves accountability, and protects ratepayers. Suspending it has the opposite effect, giving utilities more control and leaving families and businesses paying more.

@kennedymaize from The Quad Report highlights the latest push to pause competition for transmission projects at FERC. Self-serving utilities make baseless claims while ETCC’s Chairman @pncicio sets the record straight: “It’s not about speed. It’s about profits.”