Order No. 917; Filing Process and Data Collection for the Electric Quarterly Report
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register March 24, 2026. Document 2026-05709. Updated Nov. 13, 2026.
- What it does
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission adopts eXtensible Business Reporting Language-Comma-Separated Values as the standard for filing the Electric Quarterly Report (EQR). In addition, the Commission amends its regulations to require Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators to produce reports containing market participant transaction data. The Commission also modifies and clarifies EQR reporting requirements. These changes are designed to update the data collection, improve data quality, increase market transparency, decrease the costs, over time, of preparing the necessary data for submission, and streamline compliance with any future changes to the filing requirements.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has published 10 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 14 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
This rule is effective May 26, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
- Check it yourself
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-05709 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| Published | March 24, 2026 |
| Effective date | May 26, 2026 |
Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register