FERC Flooded with Power Firm Filings on Rates and Ownership Shifts
Published Date: 3/4/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got a bunch of new filings from power companies like Longview Power and Sky Ranch Energy Storage. These filings include requests to change rates, ownership updates, and new agreements that could affect how electricity is priced and managed starting as soon as March or April 2025. If you’re involved with these companies or follow energy prices, keep an eye out for public comments due by mid-March.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Multiple electric rate and ownership filings
The Commission received many filings from electric companies — including applications for market-based rate authorization (e.g., Sky Ranch Energy Storage II and Route 66 Energy Storage listed to be effective 2025-04-27), initial rate filings for Hornshadow Solar (to be effective 2025-03-02), and other tariff amendments and notices with effective dates ranging from 2025-01-28 through 2025-05-01. These filings name the applicants and list the docket numbers and the stated effective dates.
Public comment and intervention deadlines
If you want to intervene or file a protest in any listed FERC docket, you must file by 5:00 p.m. Eastern on the docket-specific comment date (many are 3/18/2025 or 3/19/2025). Protests, interventions, or answers must follow FERC Rules 211, 214, or 206 and meet the stated deadline.
Help from FERC Office of Public Participation
FERC's Office of Public Participation (OPP) offers help to members of the public — including landowners, community groups, and Tribal members — to access information and file interventions, comments, or rehearing requests. The OPP phone number is (202) 502-6595 and it provides assistance navigating Commission processes.
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