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FERC Meeting Agenda Summaries for April 2026

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    Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on April 16, at 10:00 a.m. ET.

    The summaries below are based on publicly available information in the dockets listed on the FERC agenda at the time of publication. For ease of reference, a link to each lead docket on the meeting agenda has been included. The Commission may decide to remove any items from the meeting agenda at any time.

    ITEM NO.DOCKET NO.COMPANY 

    ADMINISTRATIVE

    A-1AD26-1-000Agency Administrative Matters
    A-2AD26-2-000Customer Matters, Reliability, Security, and Market Operations

    ELECTRIC

    E-1ER26-1088-000PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    E-2ER24-2045-004PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    E-3RM21-14-000

    Participation of Aggregators of Retail Demand Response Customers in Markets Operated by Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators

    On March 18, 2021, FERC issued a notice of inquiry seeking comment on whether to revise its regulations that require a regional transmission organization or independent system operator not to accept bids from an aggregator of retail customers that aggregates the demand response of the customers of utilities that distributed more than four million megawatt-hours (MWh) in the previous fiscal year, where the relevant electric retail regulatory authority (RERRA) prohibits such customers' demand response to be bid into organized markets by an aggregator of retail customers (Demand Response Opt-Out or DROO). 

     

    In the notice, FERC noted that, since FERC established the Demand Response Opt-Out in Order Nos. 719 and 719-A, there have been significant legal, policy, and technological developments that may warrant reconsideration of the DROO. FERC sought comment on the potential impact of removing the DROO from the Commission's regulations and other changes relating to demand response since the Commission established the DROO. 

     

    Agenda item E-3 may be an order on the notice of inquiry.

    E-4RM22-5-000

    Rate Recovery, Reporting, and Accounting Treatment of Industry Association Dues and Certain Civic, Political, and Related Expenses

    On March 17, 2021, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a petition for rulemaking requesting that FERC amend the Uniform System of Accounts to move industry association dues from Account 930.2 (which is presumptively recoverable in rates) to Account 426 (which is presumptively unrecoverable in rates). 

     

    On December 16, 2021, FERC issued a notice of inquiry seeking comment on the rate recovery, reporting, and accounting treatment of industry association dues and certain civic, political, and related expenses and seeking comment on whether additional transparency or guidance is needed with respect to defining donations for charitable, social, or community welfare purposes. 

     

    Agenda item E-4 may be an order on the Center for Biological Diversity's petition for rulemaking or otherwise an order on FERC's notice of inquiry.

    E-5ER26-1020-000

    Murphy Solar, LLC and Bells Solar, LLC

     

    On January 9, 2026, Murphy Solar, LLC and Bells Solar, LLC (SunEnergy Entities) filed a request for limited prospective waiver of certain sections of the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) tariff to permit PJM to refund to the SunEnergy Entities their readiness deposits in connection with PJM’s reformed large generator interconnection procedures. The SunEnergy Entities have argued that recent legislative and executive actions have fundamentally altered the economic and regulatory conditions for renewable energy projects by, among other things, drastically shortening and narrowing eligibility for tax credits for wind and solar technology, materially affecting the SunEnergy Entities’ settled expectations. PJM protested the SunEnergy Entities’ request.

     

    Agenda item E-5 may be an order on the SunEnergy Entities’ waiver request.

    E-6

    ER20-2878-022

    ER22-619-003

    ER22-620-003

    Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

     

    On October 16, 2025, FERC issued an order on an initial decision regarding the scope of FERC’s “comparability standard” in the context of bundled and unbundled wholesale distribution service. FERC found that PG&E definition of direct assignment facilities under its wholesale distribution tariff violated FERC’s comparability principle. PG&E sought rehearing, which was denied by operation of law.

     

    Agenda item E-6 may be an order on rehearing.

    E-7ER22-91-000

    TransCanada Energy Sales Ltd.

     

    On October 6, 2021, TransCanada Energy Sales Ltd. (TransCanada) filed a cost justification regarding two transactions at prices exceeding the soft price cap applicable in the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) region outside of the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) region.

     

    Agenda item E-7 may be an order on TransCanada’s filing.

    E-8ER21-56-002

    Guzman Energy LLC

     

    On October 7, 2020, Guzman Energy LLC (Guzman) submitted a justification for spot sales in the WECC region exceeding the “soft cap” of $1,000/MWh during the summer of 2020. On June 17, 2021, the commission provided guidance for justifications of sales exceeding the WECC soft price cap and granted filing parties 30 days to supplement or amend their filings. On July 16, 2021, Guzman submitted a supplemental filing. On June 16, 2022, the Commission issued an order on the justification concluding that Guzman was justified in making the summer 2020 spot market sales at the relevant average index price but was not justified in the premiums added to the index price and directed Guzman to refund the premiums. On August 18, 2022, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) filed a Petition for Review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

     

    Agenda item E-8 may be an order on Guzman's refunds.

    E-9ER21-65-003

    Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.

     

    On October 7, 2020, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (Tri-State) submitted its justification for spot sales in the WECC region exceeding the “soft cap” of $1,000/MWh during the summer of 2020. On June 17, 2021, the Commission provided guidance for justifications of sales exceeding the WECC soft price cap and granted filing parties 30 days to supplement or amend their filings. On June 19, 2021, Tri-State submitted a supplemental filing. On May 20, 2022, the Commission issued an order on the justification concluding that Tri-State was justified in making the summer 2020 spot market sales at the relevant average index price but was not justified in the premiums added to the index price and directed Tri-State to refund the premiums. On December 19, 2022, the CPUC filed a Petition for Review in the D.C. Circuit.

     

    Agenda item E-9 may be an order on Tri-State's refunds.

    E-10ER21-60-002

    PacifiCorp

     

    On October 7, 2020, PacifiCorp submitted its justification for spot sales in the WECC region exceeding the “soft cap” of $1,000/MWh during the summer of 2020. On June 17, 2021, the Commission provided guidance for justifications of sales exceeding the WECC soft price cap and granted filing parties 30 days to supplement or amend their filings. On July 19, 2021, PacifiCorp submitted a supplemental filing. On April 18, 2022, the Commission issued an order on the justification concluding that PacifiCorp was justified in making the summer 2020 spot market sales at the relevant average index price but was not justified in the premiums added to the index price and directed PacifiCorp to refund the premiums. On December 5, 2022, the CPUC filed a Petition for Review in the D.C. Circuit.

     

    Agenda item E-10 may be an order on PacifiCorp's refunds.

    GAS

    G-1PR25-52-002

    Consumers Energy Company

     

    On December 18, 2025, the Commission issued an order granting Consumers Energy an application for a blanket certificate of limited jurisdiction “authorizing it to transport and sell natural gas in interstate commerce as though it were an intrastate pipeline as defined in Section 311 of the” Natural Gas Policy Act. On January 16, 2026, the Sierra Club filed a request for rehearing and rescission of the blanket certificate arguing, among other things, that the Commission failed to consider the reasonably foreseeable upstream and downstream environmental effects of the certificated activity. 

     

    Agenda item G-1 may be an order on Sierra Club’s petition for rehearing and rescission.   

    HYDRO

    H-1

    P-2341-033

    P-2350-025

    Georgia Power Company

     

    On December 18, 2018, Georgia Power Company (GPC) filed an application to surrender the minor project license for the Langdale Project in Alabama that expired on December 31, 2023. FERC staff issued an environmental assessment for the surrender, decommissioning, and removal of the Langdale Project on March 29, 2024.

     

    Agenda item H-1 may be an order on GPC’s application.

    CERTIFICATES

    C-1CP25-219-000

    Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC

     

    On April 16, 2025, Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC (Gulf South) submitted an Abbreviated Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (Gulf South CPCN Application) to allow Gulf South to undertake the requested activities that comprise the Southeast Compression Utility and Reliability Expansion Project (SECURE Project). 

     

    The SECURE Project will add a compressor unit and auxiliary appurtenant facilities at the existing Tallulah Compression Station in Madison Parish, Louisiana, at the existing Jasper Compressor Station in Jasper County, Mississippi, and at the existing Forrest Compressor Station in Forrest County, Mississippi. The SECURE Project will also construct a new Hinds Compressor Station in Hinds County, Mississippi. The SECURE Project will create 280,000 dekatherms per day of new firm transportation capacity on Gulf South's system. 

     

    Agenda item C-1 may be an order on the Gulf South CPCN application.

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