Research
January 2026
Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition
Competition Lowers Transmission Project Costs by 25%-45% in Wisconsin
Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition
Dispelling Common Misconceptions About Competitive Transmission
August 2024
R Street
R Street Responds: Aii Report Does Not Rebuke the Merits of Electric Transmission Competition
June 2023
CAISO Study
Competitive Solicitation in Transmission Line Development Lowers Ratepayer Costs and Decreases Delays
August 2023
CAISO Study
Specific Transmission Projects with Documented Savings or Benefits
Crossroads – Hobbs – Roadrunner 345kV Competitive Upgrade Project (New Mexico, under Southwest Power Pool, SPP): This competitively-awarded project reportedly delivered $84 million in savings to consumers compared with non-competitive cost expectations.http://electricitytransmissioncompetitioncoalition.org
Wolf Creek – Blackberry transmission line (Kansas–Missouri): According to proponents, one competitive bid for this 345 kV line produced a savings of about $58 million compared to more conventional (non-competitive) alternatives. Cato Institute+1
Harry Allen – Eldorado line (California, under California Independent System Operator, CAISO): This project was selected competitively and — by some accounts — completed under budget with cost-savings estimated “up to 29%” compared with non-competitive projections. electricitytransmissioncompetitioncoalition.org+1
Artificial Island Project (New Jersey, under PJM Interconnection): This high-profile transmission project reportedly brought large savings to consumers — some estimates put the benefit at hundreds of millions of dollars, thanks to competitive bidding among many proposals. electricitytransmissioncompetitioncoalition.org+2Utility Dive+2
November 2023
Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition
FERC’S $277 BILLION ELECTRICITY PRICE HIKE - Failure to Enforce Transmission Competition Will Lead to Decades of Electricity Price Inflation for American Consumers
September 2019
The Brattle Group
Cost Savings Offered by Competition in Electric Transmission
November 2018
The Brattle Group
The Brattle Group — broad analysis of competitive planning savings
In a major study of competitive transmission planning under FERC Order 1000, Brattle found that winning bids in competitively solicited transmission projects have often come in ~40% below the initial cost estimates. Brattle+2Brattle+2
The same analysis argued that if competitive procurement were applied more broadly (beyond the small share of projects that currently use it), U.S. consumers could realize about $8 billion in benefits over just five years. Brattle+2TDWorld+2
The report highlights that competition can foster innovation in design and cost-control mechanisms, including cost caps and more efficient financing or capital structures. Brattle+1
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