FERC Yawns Through Electric Report Renewal Without a Single Tweak
Published Date: 11/24/2025
Notice
Summary
FERC is extending the Electric Quarterly Report (EQR) filing rules for another three years with no changes, so public utilities and some others keep reporting their electric market deals the same way. They’re asking for public comments by January 23, 2026, but there’s no new cost or paperwork increase. This keeps the energy market info flowing smoothly without extra hassle.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
EQR Reporting Extended 3 Years
FERC is renewing the Electric Quarterly Report (FERC-920) filing rules for three years with no changes, so public utilities and non-public utilities with more than a de minimis market presence must keep filing EQRs the same way. FERC estimates 3,672 respondents will file 4 times per year (14,688 total responses), about 18.1 hours and $1,864 per response, totaling 265,853 hours and $27,382,859 in annual cost. Comments on the collection are due January 23, 2026.
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