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• Utility Dive: Transmission at a crossroads: Policy must reflect today’s infrastructure needs

• American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2025 Infrastructure Report Card Downgrades to D+

• Daily Energy Insider: DATA Coalition Report Criticizes Competitive Bidding in Transmission Projects

• RTO Insider: Incumbent Utilities Make Case for ROFR Laws in New Report

• New Study: Recent Experience with Competitive Transmission Projects and Solicitations

  Lessons learned from competition Setbacks  The Developers Advocating Transmission Advancements (DATA) Coalition has released a unique, new whitepaper that further explores the inefficiencies of so-called competitive bidding for transmission. The report expands on a body of real-world evidence showing that competitive bidding is detrimental to transmission planning, creating inefficiencies, undermining collaboration and likely driving higher […]

• Understanding the Impact of Return on Equity

  Understanding the Impact of ROE Transmission is a key component of the power grid, and continued investment to expand and modernize transmission is necessary to maintain a reliable supply of energy to Americans across the country. At a time when demand for electricity is growing at unprecedented levels due to data centers, electric vehicles, a […]

• Meeting the Moment: Thinking Big to Power a Clean, Reliable Energy Future

  Extreme weather events are increasing in frequency and severity and the recent hurricanes Helene and Milton are poignant reminders of the need for a resilient power grid. As utilities, we have and will continue to play a critical role in keeping the lights on and ensuring power gets where it needs to go, especially when […]

• Why We Must Invest in the Power Grid Now

  Individuals are quick to become frustrated when the lights flicker, air conditioner stops and internet grinds to a halt, but it turns out the stakes are a lot higher than that. Brief power outages are an inconvenience that disrupts our personal affairs and business, but large-scale or prolonged outages can impact supply chains, medical services, […]

• Competition Isn’t a Silver Bullet in Transmission Development

  For critics and advocacy groups fighting against “anti-competitive” energy policies like Right of First Refusal (ROFR), it seems like the cure is always more competition. It’s a potent, emotional argument that connects with many Americans, and it has been effective at swaying regulators and legislators in the past. But new studies are finding that adding […]

• Building for the Future – The Benefits of ROFR Laws

  Modernizing and improving the grid will only happen if the private and public sectors work together to develop needed transmission. When it comes to making the major grid improvements we need to prepare for an electrified future, time is not on our side. The average electrical transmission project now takes a decade to complete, and it’s […]