# 2025-15695: Mercury Consortium Powers Up International Energy Teamwork

2025-15695, Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Mercury Consortium, Inc., is a Federal Register notice from Justice Department, Antitrust Division published 2025-08-18, effective 2025-07-29 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-15695
- Title: Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Mercury Consortium, Inc.
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Justice Department; Antitrust Division
- Citation: 90 FR 40084
- Published: 2025-08-18
- Effective: 2025-07-29
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Mercury Consortium Powers Up International Energy Teamwork

## Summary

The Mercury Consortium, a group of energy companies from the US, UK, Germany, and Australia, has officially told the government about their teamwork to make energy devices work better together and help customers save energy. This notice protects them from big legal risks while they develop new tech and promote smart energy use. The group is still growing, so more companies might join soon.

## Effects PRIA read

- Antitrust Liability Limited for Members: benefit, medium. On July 29, 2025, Mercury Consortium filed notifications under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 to invoke the Act’s rule that limits antitrust plaintiffs’ recoveries to actual damages under specified circumstances. This filing protects the listed consortium members from…
- Consortium Will Build Device Certification and Demand Programs: benefit, low. Mercury Consortium plans to develop use cases, test and certification suites, and certification programs to enable consumer adoption and seamless communication of energy devices in energy markets and grids, and to promote consumer participation in demand flexibility initiatives. The consortium file…

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## Sources
- [2025-15695 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/18/2025-15695/notice-pursuant-to-the-national-cooperative-research-and-production-act-of-1993-mercury-consortium)
- [2025-15695 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-18/pdf/2025-15695.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15695 (as of 2026-06-08).