Energy Firms File Rate Tweaks: Business as Usual
Published Date: 5/15/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got a bunch of new electric rate filings from companies like Tampa Electric, Puget Sound Energy, and National Grid. These filings include rate changes, refunds, and new agreements that could affect electricity prices and services starting as soon as May 9, 2025. If you’re involved with these utilities or just curious, keep an eye out for public comments due by late May.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Multiple Utility Rate Filings Filed
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission received several electric rate filings from utilities (Tampa Electric, Entergy Arkansas, PJM, Energy Prepay companies, 59TC 8me LLC, and National Grid) with effective dates such as 4/8/2025, 5/9/2025, and 7/8/2025. These filings include 205(d) rate filings, initial rate filings, and a market-based rate authority request.
Puget Sound Energy Refund Report Filed
Puget Sound Energy, Inc. submitted a Refund Report (docket ER25-1300-000) filed 5/7/2025 with a public comment date of 5:00 p.m. ET on 5/28/2025. The filing is publicly available in FERC's eLibrary under the listed docket.
Public Comment and Intervention Deadlines
For these dockets, protests, comments, or interventions must be filed by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on each case's specified comment date (for example, 5/28/2025 or 5/29/2025). The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) can help members of the public, landowners, community organizations, and Tribal members with filings and participation.
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