FERC Applies New Base ROE Methodology

On November 21, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) adopted and applied a new (revised) methodology for determining whether a jurisdictional public utility’s Rate of Return on Equity (ROE) is just and reasonable under Section 206 of the Federal Power Act.

See FERC’s News Release here: https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/file_list.asp?accession_num=20191121-3060

See Section 206 of the Federal Power Act here:

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section824e&num=0&edition=prelim