Federal Commission Tweaks Boring Electronic Forms Filing Process
Published Date: 12/19/2025
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Summary
Starting March 26, 2026, the way certain energy companies file important forms with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will get a tech upgrade. These updates make filing smoother and more accurate, especially for electric and natural gas reports. If you file these forms, get ready to test the new system by early March and expect no extra costs or delays.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Mandatory New XBRL Version for Filers
Starting March 26, 2026, certain FERC filings must use XBRL Taxonomy Version 2026-04-01. Specifically, filings due after March 26, 2026 must use Version 2026-04-01 for (1) the 2025 FERC Form Nos. 60 and 714 and (2) the 2026 FERC Form Nos. 1, 1-F, 2, 2-A, 3-Q electric, 3-Q natural gas, and 6.
Draft Taxonomies Available for Testing
A draft (Version 2026-01-01) of the updated taxonomies, validation rules, and rendering files is available now for download and testing in the eForms portal (https://ecollection.ferc.gov). Suggestions on the draft Version 2026-01-01 taxonomies can be provided through March 2, 2026 at https://XBRLview.ferc.gov.
Form 60 Technical Updates Adopted
Version 2026-01-01 includes minor technical improvements and incorporates Order No. 898 taxonomy updates for FERC Form No. 60. For Form No. 60 it also includes technical edits to codesets to update to Xule v1.2, Arelle v2.35.18, and adoption of the XBRL Inline Renderer (XENDR) to render the human-readable HTML documents.
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