April 28, 2026
Public Financing of Transmission: Building Lines and Reducing Ratepayer Impacts in States
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Event Details:
April 28, 2026
1:00 – 2:00pm ET
Virtual
Event Contact:
Mary Louks, Director, Events and Engagement, Clean Air Task Force, [email protected]
About the event
Join us to hear from Clean Air Task Force (CATF) and Acadia Center on how public financing of transmission can reduce ratepayer costs of expanding grid infrastructure. This is the second event in CATF’s 2026 State Policy Webinar Series.
States across the country are working to scale clean energy resources and grid infrastructure to meet demand growth, while delivering affordable, reliable, and clean electricity. But nearly 70% of transmission lines are more than 25 years old, and demands on the grid are growing daily. Greater grid system costs and transmission constraints are contributing to higher energy costs for homes and businesses. Leveraging public financing tools such as bonds, loans, and public-private partnerships can help mitigate these issues by lowering costs, improving project certainty, and speeding project development.
This webinar will dive into the options and benefits of public financing tools and pathways for implementation, including via state transmission authorities. It will feature findings from CATF and Acadia Center’s forthcoming report examining the potential for ratepayer savings from public transmission financing in New England as well as CATF’s similar study on California ratepayer savings that led to enabling legislation in 2025.
Speakers
Jeremy Tarr
U.S. State Policy Director, Clean Air Task Force
Nicole Pavia
Director, Clean Energy Infrastructure Deployment, Clean Air Task Force
Kelsey Landau
Senior Associate, Clean Energy Infrastructure Deployment, Clean Air Task Force
Anya Poplavska
Senior Policy Advocate, Acadia Center
