Movement towards an efficient and equitable transmission policy

The author describes the noticeable progress over the last year in movement toward a nondiscriminatory transmission access regime. Regulators and others, including transmission owners, have begun taking steps toward resolving transmission issues by providing for nondiscriminatory access in various contexts. These developments are on the whole consistent with the TAPS Proposal because of a general recognition of the reality that transmission is a natural monopoly and general agreement on the need for efficiency in resource use and for development of a truly competitive generation sector.