Government Announces It Filed Some Papers Somewhere
Published Date: 11/25/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got several new applications from power companies asking for permission to make big changes, like mergers or sales. These decisions could affect energy prices and company ownership, so the public has until mid-November to mid-December 2025 to share their thoughts. If you care about where your electricity comes from or how much it costs, now’s the time to pay attention!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Power company merger and sale filings
FERC received multiple Section 203 applications for mergers, sales, or authorizations from companies such as Heritage Power, Amite Solar, Consumers Energy (and many Confluence Hydro entities), Alpha Generation (and related entities), Indigo Generation, and Union Electric (Ameren Missouri). The public comment deadlines for these filings run from 5:00 p.m. ET on 11/19/2025 through 5:00 p.m. ET on 12/15/2025, depending on the docket.
Colorado electric rate filing effective 2026-01-01
Public Service Company of Colorado filed a 205(d) rate filing listed to be effective on 2026-01-01. If you receive electricity from this company in Colorado, the tariff/rate changes in this filing are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026.
Multiple regional tariff and pricing changes
The Commission docket lists several other tariff/rate filings and changes with set effective dates, including: PG&E WDT SA 275 effective 2025-09-30 (City and County of San Francisco filing), a cancellation of a NorthWestern firm service agreement effective 2025-12-01, Southwest Power Pool tariff revisions to create new pricing zones effective 2025-12-19, Entergy OpCos depreciation rates update effective 2026-01-01, Chalk Bluff Solar initial rate filing effective 2026-01-01, a Colstrip master PPA effective 2026-01-01, and an SPP consolidated planning process revision effective 2026-03-01.
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