“While I anticipate legitimate differences of opinion on cost allocation, we as a country can no longer be encumbered by piecemeal or facility-by-facility decisions. Developing rules that provide certainty and clarity up front is necessary to foster much needed investment in transmission, which benefits the nation's consumers.”
-- Statement of FERC Commissioner Marc Spitzer, on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in Docket No. RM10-23, June 17, 2010.Rulemaking in Docket No. RM10-23