Energy Giants File Rates and Gripes: Deadlines Loom
Published Date: 12/12/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got a bunch of new filings from energy companies about complaints, rate changes, refunds, and updates to power agreements. These changes could affect customers and companies by adjusting prices or fixing past issues, with some updates kicking in as soon as January 1, 2026. If you’re involved or interested, mark your calendar to comment by late December or early January!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Multiple filings could change energy charges
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission received many filings from energy companies (complaints, rate filings, tariff amendments, and refund reports). These filings could change prices or trigger refunds for customers, and several list comment deadlines in late December 2025 and early January 2026 (examples: 12/29/25, 12/30/25, 1/7/26).
SDG&E filed 2026 TRBAA tariff update
San Diego Gas & Electric filed a tariff amendment titled "2026 TRBAA Update (Amended)" that the filing lists as effective January 1, 2026. If approved, this specific tariff amendment would apply to matters governed by SDG&E's tariff starting 2026-01-01.
PG&E submitted 2026 formula rate annual update
Pacific Gas and Electric Company filed its 2026 Formula Rate Annual Update (informational filing) on December 1, 2025, with a comment date listed as 5:00 p.m. ET on December 22, 2025. This annual update is the company’s filed adjustment to its formula rates for 2026.
Refund reports filed that may return money
Some filings are labeled as "Refund Report" (for example, DATC Path 15, LLC filed a Refund Report on 12/8/25 with comment date 12/29/25; Ingenco Wholesale Power, L.L.C. filed a Refund Report on 12/9/25 with comment date 12/30/25). These filings are formal reports about refunds related to earlier charges.
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