Source: Niskanen Center
by Rachel Levin, Zachary Norris, & Grace Olson
“As America’s demand for affordable and reliable electricity grows, expanding our electric grid has become more urgent — and more challenging. One major obstacle is the rise of right-of-first-refusal (ROFR) laws, which allow incumbent utilities to block competitors from building new transmission lines, even when others can do the job more cost-effectively. Despite bipartisan opposition at the federal level, an increasing number of states are adopting these anti-competitive laws, favoring utility monopolies over consumer interests. These laws exclusively benefit monopoly utilities at the expense of consumers.” (05/15/25)
https://www.niskanencenter.org/rofr-laws-fragment-americas-transmission-grid/