FERC Notifies More Utility Rate Filing Updates
Published Date: 5/7/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got a bunch of new electric rate filings from companies like Great Bend Solar, Entergy Louisiana, and PJM Interconnection. These filings include updates to service agreements and rate changes that could affect electricity costs starting as soon as April 1, 2025, up to July 1, 2025. If you want to comment or keep an eye on these changes, deadlines are coming up fast in May 2025.
Analyzed Economic Effects
7 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 6 mixed.
Entergy Louisiana filings effective April 1
Entergy Louisiana filed three WDS service agreement tariff changes to be effective April 1, 2025 (dockets ER25-2124, ER25-2125, ER25-2126). These filings could affect electricity costs for Entergy Louisiana customers; the comment deadline for these dockets is 5:00 p.m. ET on May 21, 2025.
PJM Black Start and service filings (July 1)
PJM Interconnection filed changes to the Black Start Service base formula rate and capital cost recovery rate, and multiple PJM service agreements, with effective dates of July 1, 2025 (dockets ER25-2123, ER25-2130, ER25-2131). These filings could affect electricity costs across the PJM regional footprint; comment dates are in May 2025 (see individual dockets).
ComEd tariff amendment effective May 1, 2023
Commonwealth Edison Company submitted an amendment to Attachment H-13A to be effective May 1, 2023 (docket ER25-2129). This tariff amendment could affect Illinois electricity customers; the comment deadline is 5:00 p.m. ET on May 22, 2025.
Union Electric depreciation rate revision (June 1)
Union Electric Company (Ameren Missouri) filed a revision to depreciation rates to be effective June 1, 2025 (docket ER25-2133). Changes to depreciation rates can affect utility cost recovery and therefore could affect electricity costs for Ameren Missouri customers; the comment deadline is 5:00 p.m. ET on May 22, 2025.
Oklahoma Gas & Electric formula rate revisions (July 1)
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company submitted revisions to its formula rate template to be effective July 1, 2025 (docket ER25-2136). These formula-rate revisions could affect electricity costs for OG&E customers; the comment deadline is 5:00 p.m. ET on May 22, 2025.
Opportunity to comment — May 2025 deadlines
Multiple dockets listed in this notice carry public comment or intervention deadlines in May 2025 (examples: May 20, May 21, May 22, 2025). If you want to intervene or file a protest you must do so by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the docket-specific comment date; the Commission's Office of Public Participation can assist at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
Electric cooperative securities applications
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (docket ES25-46) and Golden Spread Electric Cooperative (docket ES25-47) filed applications to issue securities; the dockets have comment deadlines in May 2025 (May 20 and May 22, 2025 respectively).
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