A district court dismissed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a Texas law giving incumbent utilities the right of first refusal over transmission projects.

Transmission owners defended PJM’s, ISO-NE’s and SPP’s immediate-need reliability projects while states said they are frustrating FERC Order 1000’s intent.

The U.S. Department of Justice says a Texas law giving incumbent utilities the right of first refusal over transmission projects violates the Constitution.

Entergy, SPS and TIEC have asked to dismiss their appeal of a PUC of Texas order negating an incumbent utility’s right-of-first-refusal.

MISO acknowledged the future of a NextEra transmission project is uncertain after the passage of a Texas law giving incumbent utilities a ROFR in the state.

NextEra Energy filed a federal lawsuit challenging a recent Texas law giving incumbent utilities a ROFR to build transmission projects in the state.

The future of MISO’s second competitively bid transmission project could be in jeopardy after passage of a Texas law that grants incumbent utilities a ROFR.

The Texas Legislature on Tuesday passed legislation that gives incumbent utilities the right of first refusal to build transmission projects in the state.

Fast-moving Texas legislation that would give incumbent utilities the right of first refusal to build transmission projects is on the brink of passage.

The Department of Energy convened to gather information for the department’s 2019 electric transmission congestion study.