FERC Reviews Solar Projects and Energy Complaints
Published Date: 12/18/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got a bunch of new filings from energy companies about solar projects, complaints, and rate changes. These updates could affect power prices and rules starting as soon as early 2026. If you’re involved in energy or just curious, keep an eye out—comments are due by early January 2026!
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Electric rate and rule changes possible
You may see changes to power prices and rules starting as soon as early 2026 because the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission received many electric rate, tariff, and reserve-sharing filings with proposed effective dates between December 31, 2025 and April 1, 2026. Public comments on many of these filings are due at 5:00 p.m. ET on January 2, 2026 or January 5, 2026.
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