FERC Swamped with Energy Rate Changes and Project Filings
Published Date: 1/21/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got new filings from big energy players like Apple Energy and PJM Interconnection. These filings include requests to change energy rates, cancel agreements, and approve new projects, with some changes kicking in as soon as January 2025. If you’re involved in energy or just curious, keep an eye out—comments are due by early February, and some changes could affect costs or operations soon.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Public comment and intervention deadlines
If you want to intervene or file a protest in any listed FERC proceeding, you must file by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the specified comment date (many dockets list 5:00 p.m. ET on February 3, 2025 or February 4, 2025). Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to a proceeding.
Near-term energy rate and tariff filings
Multiple companies (for example, PJM, CAISO, SPP, and others) filed tariff and rate changes with FERC seeking effective dates as early as January 1, 2025 and as late as March 15, 2025 (examples: 1/1/2025; 1/2/2025; 1/6/2025; 1/15/2025; 3/15/2025). These filings are now in the Commission's eLibrary and are listed with comment dates in early February 2025.
FERC Office of Public Participation help
FERC's Office of Public Participation (OPP) offers help to members of the public—such as landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members, and others—so they can access information and file interventions or comments. OPP can be contacted at (202) 502-6595 or by email at [email protected] for assistance.
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