# 2026-12703: California Utilities Face Standard FERC Pricing Investigation

2026-12703, California Independent System Operator Corporation; Citizen S-Line Transmission LLC ; Citizens Sunrise Transmission LLC; Citizens Sycamore-Penasquitos Transmission LLC; City of Anaheim, California; City of Azusa, California ; City of Banning, California; City of Colton, California; City of Pasadena, California; City of Riverside, California; DCR Transmission, L.L.C.; DesertLink, LLC; GridLiance West LLC; Horizon West Transmission, LLC; LS Power Grid California, LLC; Morongo Transmission LLC; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; San Diego Gas & Electric Company; Southern California Edison Company; Startrans IO, L.L.C.' SunZia Transmission, LLC; Trans Bay Cable LLC; Valley Electric Association, Inc.; Viridon Path 15, LLC; Western Area Power Administration; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2026-06-24, effective 2026-06-24; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12703
- As of: 2026-07-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12703
- Title: California Independent System Operator Corporation; Citizen S-Line Transmission LLC ; Citizens Sunrise Transmission LLC; Citizens Sycamore-Penasquitos Transmission LLC; City of Anaheim, California; City of Azusa, California ; City of Banning, California; City of Colton, California; City of Pasadena, California; City of Riverside, California; DCR Transmission, L.L.C.; DesertLink, LLC; GridLiance West LLC; Horizon West Transmission, LLC; LS Power Grid California, LLC; Morongo Transmission LLC; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; San Diego Gas & Electric Company; Southern California Edison Company; Startrans IO, L.L.C.' SunZia Transmission, LLC; Trans Bay Cable LLC; Valley Electric Association, Inc.; Viridon Path 15, LLC; Western Area Power Administration; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 37974
- Published: 2026-06-24
- Effective: 2026-06-24
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-07-01

## In one line

California Utilities Face Standard FERC Pricing Investigation

## Summary

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is checking if California’s big power transmission companies and cities are charging fair prices for using their electric lines. This review started on June 18, 2026, and could lead to refunds if prices are found unfair. Anyone interested has 21 days to speak up and join the conversation.

## Effects PRIA read

- FERC opens probe of CA transmission tariffs: mixed, medium. On June 18, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an order opening an investigation under section 206 of the Federal Power Act to determine whether the California Independent System Operator Corporation's Open Access Transmission Tariff and the Transmission Owner Tariffs of the list…
- Refund effective date set to publication: benefit, low. The Commission established the refund effective date for Docket No. EL26-71-000 as the date this notice was published in the Federal Register. The Federal Register publication date shown for this notice is June 24, 2026, which is the effective start date referenced in the order.

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## Sources
- [2026-12703 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12703/california-independent-system-operator-corporation-citizen-s-line-transmission-llc-citizens-sunrise)
- [2026-12703 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/pdf/2026-12703.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12703 (as of 2026-07-01).