Resources
Voters Oppose ROFR
AFEP has conducted voter opinion surveys in multiple states and found that voters strongly oppose ROFR and believe, correctly, that ROFR will raise their electric rates. Learn what voters in these states say about ROFR.
Illinois Voters (75%) Say Competition Keeps Rates Lower
Kansas Voters (78%) Say Competition Keeps Rates Lower
ROFR Loses in the Courts
ROFR has repeatedly lost in the courts, including landmark cases finding that it violates the U.S. Constitution.
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ROFR Decision
Fact Sheet: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Ruling Against Texas ROFR
Studies Show Costly Consequences of ROFR
Independent studies show that eliminating competition for transmission line construction leads to higher prices, waste and inefficiency and grid unreliability.
Cost Savings Offered by Competition in Electric Transmission – The Brattle Group
End the Utility Protection Racket – Harvard Environmental and Energy Law Program
Missouri Needs More Free Market Activity in Electric Transmission, Not Less – Show Me Institute
New Grid Operator Study Highlights the Need for More Transmission – Show Me Institute
ROFR Laws for Electric Transmission are Anti-Competitive in Interstate Commerce – R Street
Federal Government Opposition to ROFR
Both the Trump and Biden Administrations have opposed ROFR.
Trump Administration Department of Justice on Texas ROFR Law
AFEP on ROFR
Additional resources from AFEP on why ROFR is a harmful policy that will increase costs for consumers.
Does the Rising Cost of Electricity Have You Worried?
AFEP Comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regarding ROFR