FERC Proposes Changes To 20 Largest Purchaser Reporting Requirements

On December 18, 2014, FERC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NOPR") proposing modifications to Part 46 of its regulations regarding the reporting of a utility's twenty largest purchasers. The NOPR proposes to eliminate the need to file FERC-566 – an annual report that lists the reporting utility's twenty largest purchasers – for certain public utilities. In doing so, FERC stated that the NOPR would reduce the regulatory burden of filings while enhancing the quality of information collected.

Specifically, the NOPR proposed to:

• Eliminate the filing requirement of FERC-566 for Regional Transmission Organizations, Independent System Operators, and exempt wholesale generators;