FERC's Routine Roundup of Electric Rate Filings
Published Date: 3/13/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got a bunch of new electric rate filings from companies like Florida Power & Light, Northern States Power, and PJM Interconnection. These filings include updates, corrections, and new agreements that could affect how electricity rates and services work, with some changes kicking in as soon as March and others later this year. If you’re involved in energy or power, keep an eye on deadlines for comments by late March to have your say!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Multiple new electric rate filings received
FERC received numerous electric rate filings from companies such as Florida Power & Light, Northern States Power (MN), Knox County Wind Farm LLC, Avangrid Power, PJM Interconnection, and NYISO/NYPA with listed effective dates including 02/05/2025, 02/11/2025, 03/07/2025, 05/06/2025, 05/07/2025, and an item tied to 06/21/2024. The filings include updates, errata, notices of succession, market-based rate authorization requests, and amendments to service agreements as described in the docket list.
Public comment and intervention deadlines
FERC set deadlines for public filings on these electric rate dockets: most comment dates are at 5:00 p.m. Eastern on March 27, 2025 or March 28, 2025. If you want to intervene, protest, or answer a complaint you must file by the listed 5:00 p.m. ET comment date and follow Rules 211, 214, or 206 (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214, 385.206).
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