FERC Receives Usual Stack of Rate and Merger Filings
Published Date: 5/29/2026
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got several new electric company filings, including big merger requests and rate changes. These affect companies like Westlands VI, Horizon, and New York Independent System Operator, with public comments due mostly by mid-June. Some filings could change how much customers pay or how energy companies operate starting as soon as April or June 2026.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Major Utility Merger Filings
FERC received two big merger authorization applications filed 5/21/2026: Docket EC26-98 (Westlands VI Project, LLC; CI IV Cherry DevCo LLC) and Docket EC26-99 (Horizon Merger Sub, Inc.; The AES Corporation; EQT AB; Qatar Investment Authority). Public comments on both merger filings are due by 5 p.m. ET on June 11, 2026.
Multiple Rate and Tariff Filings
The Commission received many rate and tariff filings with requested effective dates ranging from 2026-02-27 through 2026-07-26 (examples: NYISO compliance effective 2026-02-27; Prairie Wind formula rate revisions effective 2026-04-06; Hashknife response effective 2026-04-29; Scioto Ridge market-based rate effective 2026-05-26; Milltown MBR authority effective 2026-06-26; numerous filings requesting effectiveness in May–July 2026). Public comment deadlines on these filings are mostly in June 2026 (examples: June 9, June 11, June 12, June 16, 5 p.m. ET).
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