# 2025-08616: Federal Power Agency Proposes New Five-Year Electricity Rates

2025-08616, Proposed Rate Adjustment, Public Forum, and Opportunities for Public Review and Comment for Cumberland System of Projects, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Southeastern Power Administration published 2025-05-15, effective 2025-10-01; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-20).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-08616
- As of: 2026-10-20
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-08616
- Title: Proposed Rate Adjustment, Public Forum, and Opportunities for Public Review and Comment for Cumberland System of Projects
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Southeastern Power Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 20668
- Published: 2025-05-15
- Effective: 2025-10-01
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-20

## In one line

Federal Power Agency Proposes New Five-Year Electricity Rates

## Summary

The Southeastern Power Administration wants to change the prices for electricity from the Cumberland System for the next five years, starting October 2025. This affects customers who buy power from this system and could impact their bills. You can join a public meeting in June or send your thoughts by August to help shape the final decision.

## Abstract

Southeastern Power Administration (Southeastern or SEPA) proposes to revise existing schedules of rates and charges applicable to the sale of power from the Cumberland System of Projects effective for a 5-year period, from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. Opportunities will be available for interested persons to review the present rates and the proposed rates and supporting studies, to participate in a public forum, and to submit written comments. Southeastern will evaluate all comments received in this process.

## Effects PRIA read

- Cumberland Power Rate Revision: mixed, medium. Southeastern Power Administration proposes to revise the schedules of rates and charges for power sold from the Cumberland System starting October 1, 2025, for a five-year period through September 30, 2030. If you buy power from the Cumberland System, this proposal could change how much you pay for…

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## Sources
- [2025-08616 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/15/2025-08616/proposed-rate-adjustment-public-forum-and-opportunities-for-public-review-and-comment-for-cumberland)
- [2025-08616 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-15/pdf/2025-08616.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-08616 (as of 2026-10-20).