FERC Wants Energy Rules to Expire Like Yogurt Past Dates
Published Date: 10/21/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is proposing to add expiration dates to some energy rules to make sure they stay useful and don’t cause unnecessary costs. This affects energy companies and the public by encouraging smarter, cost-effective regulations. Comments on these changes are due by November 20, 2025, helping shape a more efficient energy future.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
One-year conditional sunsets for covered rules
The Commission will add a conditional sunset date equal to one year after a rule's effective date for regulations covered by Executive Order 14270. The companion direct final rule is set to become effective on December 5, 2025, which would make the conditional sunset date December 5, 2026 for the regulations the Commission acts on via that direct final rule; after the sunset date the Commission will consider those regulations no longer effective, will not seek to enforce them, and will remove them from the Code of Federal Regulations unless the Commission extends the sunset.
Certified minimal impact on small entities
The Commission certifies under section 605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act that the proposed rule adding sunsetting provisions should not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The Commission states many affected regulations are outdated, seldom used, or duplicative, and therefore the economic impact on small entities is minimal.
Permitting rules excluded from sunsets
Executive Order 14270 and the Commission's implementation do not apply to the Commission's "regulatory permitting regimes authorized by statute." Regulations that provide standards and requirements for Commission license and permit holders or applicants are excluded from the sunsetting requirement, so those permit/license-related obligations remain in force.
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