FERC's Filing Frenzy: Solar Firms Lock In Power Selling Status
Published Date: 2/18/2025
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Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got new filings from energy companies like Gibson Solar and RWE Clean Energy, confirming their special status to sell power wholesale. Several electric rate changes and agreements were also filed, affecting companies like Entergy Arkansas and PJM Interconnection, with some changes set to start as soon as January 2025. If you’re involved in energy or power deals, keep an eye on comment deadlines in late February and early March—they could impact costs and contracts soon!
Analyzed Economic Effects
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New Generators Self-Certified to Sell Wholesale
Gibson Solar, LLC and Lane City Wind (RWE Clean Energy, LLC) filed Notices of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator status on 2/11/2025. Comments on these filings are due by 5 p.m. ET on 3/4/2025. If you are a business negotiating wholesale power deals with these companies, this confirms they are asserting the right to sell power at wholesale.
Multiple Electric Rate Filings Could Change Contracts
Several electric rate and service-agreement filings (for Entergy Arkansas, PJM Interconnection, NYISO/NYSEG, NSTAR, Southern California Edison, and others) were filed with effective dates as early as 1/9/2025 and through 4/13/2025. Comment deadlines for these filings fall between 5 p.m. ET on 2/27/2025 and 5 p.m. ET on 3/4/2025. If you are involved in energy contracts or pay wholesale/utility rates, these filings may affect costs or contractual terms and you must intervene or comment by the listed dates to become a party to the proceedings.
Market-Based Rate Filings Filed for Solar Projects
Gibson Solar submitted a Market-Based Rate (MBR) tariff filing (filed 2/11/2025) to be effective 4/13/2025, and BHS Solar filed an Application for Market-Based Rate Authorization (filed 2/11/2025) to be effective 2/12/2025. Comments on these filings are due by 5 p.m. ET on 3/4/2025. If you are an energy developer, buyer, or investor, these filings seek authorization to sell at market-based rates and could affect pricing and contracting for those projects.
Public Help Available to Participate in Filings
The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) offers help to landowners, community organizations, Tribal members, and others to access information and navigate filings, and provides phone contact (202-502-6595). The notice also lists eLibrary access and instructs that interventions must be filed by the specified comment dates and times. If you are a landowner or community group affected by a project, OPP can assist you in filing comments or interventions before the deadlines.
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