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Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published this final rule in the Federal Register on February 27, 2025. It took effect on April 28, 2025.
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What the agency says
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission amends its regulations to incorporate by reference, with certain exceptions, the latest version (Version 004) of the Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities adopted by the Wholesale Electric Quadrant (WEQ) of the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB). The revisions made by NAESB in the WEQ Version 004 standards are designed to aid public utilities with the consistent and uniform implementation of requirements promulgated by the Commission as part of the pro forma Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-03085
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Published
- February 27, 2025
- Takes effect
- April 28, 2025
- Dates
- Effective date: This rule is effective April 28, 2025.
- Docket
- Docket No. RM05-5-031; Order No.676-K
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 18 CFR 2; 18 CFR 38
- Topics
- Electric utilities; Incorporation by reference; Natural gas; Pipelines; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Pages
- 11
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