FERC Logs More Electric Rate Tweaks: Yawn-Worthy Energy Updates
Published Date: 2/7/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got a bunch of new electric rate filings from companies like PJM Interconnection and Southwest Power Pool. These filings include updates to rates, contracts, and tariffs that could affect how much people pay for electricity starting as soon as January 2025. If you want to comment or learn more, deadlines are coming up fast in February!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Pending electricity rate and tariff changes
FERC received multiple electric rate, contract, and tariff filings with listed effective dates as soon as January 1, 2025 and other dates through April 7, 2025 (examples: 1/1/2025; 1/2/2025; 1/3/2025; 1/16/2025; 3/1/2025; 4/5/2025; 4/7/2025). These filings could change how much people and businesses pay for electricity; several proceedings have public comment deadlines in February 2025 (dates range from 2/20/25 to 2/24/25).
Electra Sparks market-rate tariff cancellation filed
Electra Sparks, LLC filed a Notice of Cancellation of its market-based rate tariff (filed 1/30/25; comment date 5 p.m. ET 2/20/25). The filing formally seeks to remove Electra Sparks' market-based rate tariff from the Commission records.
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