2022-06696. Notice of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date; Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company, Mississippi Power Company

On March 24, 2022, the Commission issued an order in Docket No. EL22-27-000, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824e, instituting an investigation into whether Southern Company Services, Inc.'s ^[1] formula rate protocols are unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or preferential, or otherwise unlawful. Alabama Power Company, et al., 178 FERC ¶ 61,207 (2022).

The refund effective date in Docket No. EL22-27-000, established pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register .

Any interested person desiring to be heard in Docket No. EL22-27-000 must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate, with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in accordance with Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214 (2021), within 21 days of the date of issuance of the order.

In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register , the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission's Home Page ( http://www.ferc.gov ) using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at [e-mail] or call toll-free, [phone] or TYY, [phone].

The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFile” link at http://www.ferc.gov. In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

Dated: March 24, 2022.

Debbie-Anne A. Reese,

Deputy Secretary.

Footnotes

1.  Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company, and Mississippi Power Company are Southern's electric public utility subsidiaries. Alabama Power Company is the tariff administrator for Southern's OATT. The Commission's eTariff database identifies Southern's OATT as “Alabama Power Company, OATT and Associated Service Agreements, Tariff Volume No. 5, Southern Companies OATT.”