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Legislators, advocates press for more transparency and oversight of transmission asset-condition projects
Summary
Ratepayer advocates and state energy officials told lawmakers that transmission-related charges and the rise in asset-condition projects have increased costs but that there is insufficient transparency to judge project scope and necessity.
Lawmakers, state energy officials and ratepayer advocates told the Energy & Technology Committee that a growing share of customers'electric bills goes to transmission, and that the state lacks adequate transparency to judge whether some asset-condition projects are necessary or properly scoped.
Why it matters: Witnesses cited white-paper findings and regional experience showing transmission-related charges have risen and now represent roughly 10—to—11% of customer bills; some argued asset-condition projects can account for an outsized portion of that increase and said the current regulatory path may presume project prudence…
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