Bringing Energy Freedom to the West

Our Mission

Our mission is to enable the delivery of low-cost electricity and energy freedom to the West through an efficient and integrated grid system.

Who is Western Freedom?

Western Freedom represents a broad coalition of large commercial and industrial customers working with key stakeholders to promote the benefits of a more affordable, reliable, and cleaner energy future made possible through a Western Regional Transmission Organization (RTO). We are pleased to work with a diverse set of partners - energy and grid experts, developers, nonprofits, and thousands of grassroots supporters - and we are focused solely on developing a western RTO that holds the largest benefits for customers, while also recognizing the unique needs and makeup of all western states and utilities. Our coalition represents a large variety of interests and industries - but they all share one common thread: a desire for reliable, affordable, and cleaner electricity.

Western Freedom does not engage in other energy-related issues such as community choice aggregation, retail choice, residential rooftop solar, or other policy or regulatory matters.

The Opportunity

Rapid advances in energy technology have created a historic opportunity in the West for tens of millions of dollars in savings for energy consumers, hundreds of billions of dollars of new investments, millions of new jobs, widespread financial recovery for struggling communities, and a bold declaration that the West is open for business.

The Approach

Western Freedom is building a broad coalition of grassroots and grasstops support - with real, practical political power - to drive policy, legislative, and regulatory changes that enable electricity customers and ratepayers in western states to access more affordable and cleaner energy.

The Benefits

With a more efficient and transparent grid, communities and customers across the West will see lower electricity rates, local economic development opportunities and job creation, and renewable energy projects that will provide additional property tax base and lower emissions. Communities will be able to offer development incentives and provide power options that will enable the governments and their citizens and businesses to achieve their clean energy goals.

What is a Regional Transmission Organization?

Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) serve as comprehensive stewards of the entire electricity infrastructure within their designated regions. They create optimization and cost-effectiveness of the entire energy supply chain, starting from the electricity generation facilities, extending through the intricate network of transmission wires, and culminating in the seamless delivery of power to end-users. By harmonizing and streamlining these intricate components, RTOs contribute to a more resourceful, economical, and reliable management of the electricity system in their respective regions. Learn more:
View the RTO Factsheet

The Coalition

We are bringing together the largest commercial and industrial customers in the west to join forces with economic development and commerce organizations, environmental advocacy groups, local and state governments, labor and more.
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