Texas Scorecard by Paige Feild October 30, 2025
New transmission lines will cost over $200 per year for the average residential consumer in most parts of the state.Originally intended to be a regional grid-strengthening plan, the new statewide transmission line project will burden Texas’ energy prices for years to come—without legislative or public consent.
The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) sent a letter to the Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT) in September voicing concerns about the TX 765-kilovolt (kV) Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan Comparison (STEP) project.
Updated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) in August, this plan now entails three 765kV Extra-High Voltage (EHV) electric transmission lines going into the Permian Basin area, which was approved in April 2025 by the PUCT.
Additionally, the plan adds two 765kV EHV transmission line projects to connect the western and eastern loop point-to-point electrical connections.
The TPPF urged the PUCT to halt the eastern portion of the plan and allow necessary public input.
More:
https://texasscorecard.com/state/experts-criticize-unauthorized-state-energy-project/
