Some state officials and consumer advocates in Maryland, West Virginia,
and Kentucky are pushing back against the power of regional transmission
organizations. But utilities argue that making decisions in private —
under the current RTO system — is more effective and that reforms are
unnecessary. POLITICO’s Catherine Morehouse breaks down how regional
transmission organizations work and why states are fighting for more
influence. Plus, DOE proposed lowering the calculation used to determine
the equivalent fuel economy of electric vehicles by more than 70
percent.

 

Catherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 

Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 

Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.

Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.

Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.