FERC Collects Electric Rate Updates from Power Players
Published Date: 1/30/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got a bunch of new electric rate filings from companies like PJM Interconnection and PacifiCorp. These filings include updates to service agreements and rate changes that could affect electricity prices and projects starting as soon as December 2024 through mid-2025. If you’re involved in energy or power markets, keep an eye on comment deadlines coming up in late January and February!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Multiple rate filings may affect electricity
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission received many electric rate and tariff filings (for example, PJM, PacifiCorp, ALLETE) with proposed effective dates ranging from 9/9/2024 through 10/1/2025. The filings include tariff amendments, service agreements, market-based rate applications, and an OATT revision to implement an Extended Day-Ahead Market with listed effective dates such as 3/17/2025, 3/18/2025, 5/16/2025, 12/17/2025, and 10/1/2025.
Deadlines to intervene or protest in proceedings
If you want to intervene, protest, or comment on any listed filing, you must file by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the docket-specific comment dates (examples include 1/27/25 for ER25-796-000, 2/6/25 for many PJM and other dockets, and 2/18/25 for PacifiCorp's ER25-951-000). Intervention is necessary to become a party to a proceeding under the Commission's Rules 211, 214, or 206.
FERC offers public-participation assistance
The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) can help members of the public—including landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members, and others—access information and navigate Commission processes for filings, interventions, comments, or rehearing requests. OPP contact information is provided (phone (202) 502-6595 and an email address listed in the notice).
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