Source: Niskanen Center
by Rachel Levine & Zachary Norris
“If policymakers are serious about ‘Speed to Power,’ they should focus on permitting reform. Yet a coalition of utilities has repackaged a longstanding argument that the best way to speed up transmission development is to curtail competitive bidding for transmission projects in the Midwest and Plains. Their proposal overlooks both the driving causes of project slowdowns and the many benefits of competition.” (07/16/26)
https://www.niskanencenter.org/speed-to-power-doesnt-require-a-utility-monopoly