FERC Logs Energy Sales and Power Rate Tweaks
Published Date: 6/11/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got several new filings from energy companies about asset sales, power plant deals, and updates to electricity rates. These changes affect companies in Michigan, the Southwest, Northeast, and Central U.S., with deadlines for public comments mostly in June 2025. If you’re involved or interested in energy markets, now’s the time to check out these updates and weigh in before the deadlines!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Multiple electric rate/tariff filings listed
The Commission received multiple Sec. 205(d) electric rate and tariff filings with proposed effective dates (examples: NSP-BUF FSA to be effective 2025-06-05; Provisional Load Process (RR672) to be effective 2025-08-04; PacifiCorp termination to be effective 2025-08-08). Many related comment deadlines fall in June 2025 (various listings show comment dates from 6/16/25 through 6/26/25).
NERC reliability standard petition filed
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation filed a petition for approval of a proposed Reliability Standard CIP-002-8 (filed 12/20/2024). The Commission set a comment deadline of 5:00 p.m. Eastern on 7/7/2025.
Michigan substation asset sale filed
Consumers Energy filed an accounting request saying it sold Progress Street substation assets in Michigan to Alpena Power Company (filed 6/5/2025). The public may file comments on this filing by 5:00 p.m. Eastern on 6/26/2025.
Public comment and intervention process available
The notice lists specific deadlines for protests, comments, or interventions (generally 5:00 p.m. Eastern on the listed dates in June and July 2025) and says interested members of the public — including landowners, community organizations, and Tribal members — can get help from the Commission's Office of Public Participation. OPP contact: (202) 502-6595 and email [email protected].
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