# 2026-19342: New Rates Approved for Florida's Jim Woodruff Dam Power

2026-19342, Notice of Interim Approval of the Rate Schedule for Jim Woodruff Project, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Southeastern Power Administration published 2026-09-22, effective 2026-10-01; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19342
- As of: 2026-09-29
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19342
- Title: Notice of Interim Approval of the Rate Schedule for Jim Woodruff Project
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Southeastern Power Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 60119
- Published: 2026-09-22
- Effective: 2026-10-01
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-29

## In one line

New Rates Approved for Florida's Jim Woodruff Dam Power

## Summary

The Southeastern Power Administration just gave a thumbs-up to a new power rate plan for the Jim Woodruff Project, starting October 1, 2026, and running through September 30, 2031. This affects customers in Florida who buy power from this project, with rates set for now but waiting for final approval from the energy regulators. It’s a smooth switch from the old plan, keeping the lights on and the prices clear for years to come!

## Abstract

The Administrator for the Southeastern Power Administration (Southeastern or SEPA) has confirmed and approved, on an interim basis, rate schedule JW-1-M for the sale of power from the Jim Woodruff Project. The rate schedule is approved on an interim basis through September 30, 2031, and is subject to confirmation and approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on a final basis.

## Effects PRIA read

- New Jim Woodruff Wholesale Rates: cost, medium. If you are a public body or cooperative in Florida buying wholesale power from the Jim Woodruff Project, new interim rates start October 1, 2026 and run through September 30, 2031. The monthly demand charge is $9.02 per kilowatt of contract demand and the energy charge is 24.72 mills per kilowatt-h…
- Environmental Costs Excluded From Rates: benefit, medium. Southeastern determined $2,390,183.40 in projected environmental stewardship costs are non-reimbursable from power sales for FY 2026–2030, and $429,904.20 annually for FY 2031–2076. Those excluded amounts are reflected in the Jim Woodruff Power Rate Study and therefore are not charged to power cust…
- Interim Approval Pending FERC Decision: mixed, low. The JW-1-M rate schedule is confirmed and approved only on an interim basis effective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2031 and is subject to final confirmation or disapproval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Customers will be billed under these interim rates during FERC's r…

## Related documents

- [2026-09784](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-09784): Proposed Rate Adjustment, Jim Woodruff Project, 2026-05-15
- [2025-17843](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-17843): Notice of Interim Approval of Rate Schedules for Cumberland System of Projects, 2025-09-16
- [2025-17842](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-17842): Notice of Interim Approval of Rate Schedules for Kerr-Philpott System of Projects, 2025-09-16
- [2025-08617](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-08617): Proposed Rate Adjustment, Proposed Adjustment to True-Up Mechanism, Public Forum, and Opportunities for Public Review and Comment for Kerr-…, 2025-05-15
- [2025-08616](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-08616): Proposed Rate Adjustment, Public Forum, and Opportunities for Public Review and Comment for Cumberland System of Projects, 2025-05-15
- [2026-19154](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19154): Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing, 2026-09-18

## Sources
- [2026-19342 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/22/2026-19342/notice-of-interim-approval-of-the-rate-schedule-for-jim-woodruff-project)
- [2026-19342 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-22/pdf/2026-19342.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19342 (as of 2026-09-29).