FERC Processes Flood of Solar, Wind, and Energy Rate Updates
Published Date: 11/21/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got a bunch of filings from energy companies about solar, wind, and electric rates. These filings include status updates, rate changes, and some cancellations that could affect energy prices and operations starting as soon as December 2025 or January 2026. If you’re involved with these companies or energy markets, keep an eye on comment deadlines in early December to have your say!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Public Filing Deadlines and How to Participate
If you want to intervene, protest, or comment on any of these FERC filings, you must file by 5:00 p.m. Eastern on the listed comment date (for example, 12/8/2025 or 12/9/2025). The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) can help members of the public — including landowners, community organizations, and Tribal members — with filings; OPP phone is (202) 502-6595 and email is OPP@ferc.gov.
Multiple Electric Rate Filings With Specific Dates
FERC received numerous electric rate and tariff filings with specified proposed effective dates, including PLGIA for Towner Wind effective 2025-10-19, an SFA effective 2025-11-19, a cancellation effective 2025-12-10, market-based rate applications effective 2026-01-01, and tariff amendments effective 2026-01-18. These filings are listed by docket number (for example, ER26-539-000, ER26-537-000, ER26-541-000) and have comment deadlines in early December 2025.
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