Establishing reporting requirements for utilities that are members of a regional transmission organization

HB 2128 requires West Virginia public utilities that are members of regional electricity grid organizations (regional transmission organizations or RTOs) to report their voting activity annually. Specifically, these utilities must submit to the Public Service Commission by February 1 each year a report detailing all final votes they or their affiliates cast at RTO meetings during the prior year, including a description of how each vote serves the public interest. The bill mandates disclosure of all recorded votes, even if not otherwise publicly shared, and covers votes by affiliates when the utility itself did not vote. This applies only to utilities participating in RTOs, not all utilities. The goal is to increase transparency around utility decision-making in regional grid management.