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FERC accepts Fitchburg Gas & Electric’s report identifying planned collection activity related to a $132,866 over recovery of post-retirement benefits other than pensions (PBOP) under Appendix A to Attachment F to the ISO-NE OATT, eff. Oct 1, 2025.  The filed PBOP figures will be used in FG&E’s 2026 Annual Updates.

FERC accepts changes (that enable CMP to directly assign to the transmission or distribution function, as appropriate, (i) investments made on or after Oct 1, 2025 and recorded to FERC Accounts 301 through 303 (“Intangible Plant”) and 389 through 399.1 (“General Plant”, and together with Intangible Plant, “G&I Plant”); and (ii)  depreciation reserve, amortization reserve, depreciation expense, and amortization expense associated with directly assigned G&I Plant), eff. Oct 1, 2025

FERC issues notice of NARUC’s appointment of the state commission representatives to the Collaborative for the Aug 28, 2025 through Aug 27, 2026 term.  The NECPUC representatives will again be MPUC Chairman Phil Bartlett and NH PUC Commissioner Pradip Chattopadhyay.

FERC accepts in part, and denies in part, Maine OPA’s Jan 31, 2024 formal challenge to the TO’s 2023 Annual Update Informational Filing.  Specifically, the FERC directed Eversource (CL&P, NSTAR East, NSTAR West, and PSNH), National Grid, and MEPCO to respond to Maine OPA’s Information Request Questions 1(b)(1) and 1(c)(2), and directed all of the Identified NETOs (Eversource; National Grid; MEPCO; Narragansett ; and VELCO/VTransco) to respond to Question 4, on or before October 19, 2025.   In addition, the FERC granted Maine OPA’s request to permit it to supplement its Formal Challenge, as requested, with regard to the prudence of Identified NETOs’ asset condition project costs reflected in the 2023 Annual Update, with such supplement to be filed on or before December 18, 2025. 

Also worth noting is Commissioner Chang’s concurrence, which emphasizes stakeholders’ fundamental right to transmission planning and investment information through existing formula rate protocols and encourages transmission owners/planners to proactively share information on transmission projects and planning.