FERC Logs Energy Firm Filings for Rates and Extensions
Published Date: 7/21/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got several new filings from big energy players like Vanguard and Casey Fork Solar. These filings include requests to extend permissions, confirm new power generator statuses, and update electricity rates. If you’re involved in energy or power markets, watch for comment deadlines in early August and possible changes in how rates and refunds work.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Multiple electric rate and tariff filings announced
The Commission received many electric rate and tariff filings with stated effective dates ranging from June through September 2025 (examples include: ER25-2856-000 Casey Fork Solar Market-Based Rate effective 7/16/2025; ER22-2946-004 Red Oak Power reactive service tariff noted effective 9/1/2023; ER25-2857-000 PG&E extension to be effective 9/23/2025; multiple filings with 9/15/2025 effective dates). Each filing has a public comment date in early August 2025.
Public comment deadlines in early August
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission set public comment and intervention deadlines at 5:00 p.m. Eastern on specific dates in early August 2025 (examples shown: August 1, 2025; August 5, 2025; August 6, 2025). If you want to intervene, protest, or comment on any listed filing you must file by the stated 5:00 p.m. ET comment date for that docket.
Union Electric (Ameren MO) refund report filed
Docket ER25-1892-000 records a Refund Report filed by Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. and Union Electric Company (Ameren MO) on 7/16/2025, with a comment deadline of 5:00 p.m. ET on August 6, 2025. The filing is labeled a refund report related to Ameren MO (California, MO).
Basin Electric filings to cancel tariffs and rate schedules
Basin Electric Power Cooperative submitted multiple tariff amendment filings (dockets ER25-2861-000 through ER25-2864-000) described as Notices of Cancellation for its Open Access Transmission Tariff, Rate Schedules, Market-Based Rate Tariff, and other tariffs, each to be effective 7/16/2025, with a 5:00 p.m. ET comment date of August 6, 2025.
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