May 27, 2026
A Smarter Way to Pay: Public Financing for Affordable Transmission Development in New England
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Event Details:
May 27, 2026
12:00pm – 1:00pm ET
Virtual
Event Contact:
Mary Louks, Director, Events and Engagement, Clean Air Task Force, [email protected]
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About the event
New England must deploy a wide portfolio of clean energy, grid infrastructure, demand response, and other resources and technologies to meet decarbonization goals, load growth from new industry and electrification, and increasing winter-peaking system demand. At the same time, energy affordability concerns are on the rise and costs of the region’s transmission system – the long-distance, high-voltage power lines that connect supply and demand across New England states and neighboring grids – are growing and forecast to grow further.
The challenge to policymakers, regulators, and industry today is delivering an affordable, reliable, secure, modern, and clean electricity grid. Investing in efficient and optimized transmission is key to achieving each of these goals. Transmission investment can lower system costs because it allows cheaper, cleaner generation to interconnect more quickly, while reducing reliance on natural gas – the key driver of regional electricity supply prices.
Public financing has the potential to deliver billion-dollar savings to New England ratepayers as the region invests in the build-out and modernization of its power grid. Clean Air Task Force (CATF) and Acadia Center partnered with Power Advisory and Joshua Macey of Yale Law School to examine the potential for ratepayer savings from public transmission financing and identify promising pathways for implementation.
During this webinar, CATF, Acadia Center, and our partners Peter Shattuck from Power Advisory and Joshua Macey from Yale Law School will discuss the findings of our analysis, present legal considerations for implementation, and explore varied and flexible pathways for New England to leverage public financing mechanisms and public-private partnerships. We hope this research provides policymakers, regulators, and other key stakeholders a tool in the toolbox to manage affordability challenges while developing a more reliable, secure, and clean grid.
Speakers
Nicole Pavia
Director, Clean Energy Infrastructure Deployment, Clean Air Task Force
Jamie Dickerson
Senior Director, Clean Energy and Climate Programs, Acadia Center
Peter Shattuck
Director, Power Advisory
Joshua Macey
Professor, Yale Law School
