# 2026-01345: FERC Revises Power Grid Rules to Battle Extreme Cold Snaps

2026-01345, Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-725s); Comment Request; Revision, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2026-01-26, effective 2025-10-01 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-01345
- Title: Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-725s); Comment Request; Revision
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 3167
- Published: 2026-01-26
- Effective: 2025-10-01
- Comments close: 2026-02-25
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

FERC Revises Power Grid Rules to Battle Extreme Cold Snaps

## Summary

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is updating its rules about how power companies prepare for extreme cold weather to keep the electricity grid safe and reliable. They want your thoughts on these changes by February 25, 2026. This affects power companies and could mean some new paperwork but helps prevent blackouts during cold snaps.

## Abstract

In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on proposed revisions of the currently approved information collection, FERC-725S, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System; EOP Reliability Standards. The 60-day notice published on September 23, 2025; no comments were received.

## Effects PRIA read

- New paperwork burden for generator owners: cost, medium. The rule adds paperwork for generator owners: 1,314 U.S. generator owners each must submit one annual response taking 4 hours each, for a total of 5,256 hours and an estimated cost of $333,861.12 (using $63.52/hour). The collection increases the FERC-725S responses by +1,314 and hours by +5,256.
- Stronger cold‑weather grid protections: benefit, high. FERC approved Reliability Standard EOP-012-3 to strengthen generator cold-weather preparedness and Generator Cold Weather Constraint declarations so more generation is available during extreme cold. The standard takes effect October 1, 2025, and is intended to help prevent blackouts during extreme…
- New constraint review and extension process: cost, medium. The standard adds new processes: NERC will receive, review, evaluate, and confirm the validity of each Generator Cold Weather Constraint and will accept corrective action extension requests beyond the maximum timeframe; the standard also adds Requirement R9 and Attachment 1 and requires more freque…
- No added burden for generator operators: benefit, low. The Commission states the revisions should not present any additional burden to generator operators compared to the previously approved EOP-012-2. The estimated additional burden applies to generator owners, not generator operators.

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## Sources
- [2026-01345 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/26/2026-01345/commission-information-collection-activities-ferc-725s-comment-request-revision)
- [2026-01345 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-26/pdf/2026-01345.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-01345 (as of 2026-06-08).