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FERC chair says colocation order is moving; contested Section 206 limits off‑docket discussions
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Chair Rosner said he and other commissioners are advancing a colocation item this year but that it is a contested Section 206 proceeding subject to ex parte limits; he also said an order referenced in the session was unanimously voted and sent for interagency review.
Reporters pressed Chair Rosner on several regulatory items, including whether FERC had consulted the White House or OMB/OIRA on a pending colocation order and whether other rulemakings had undergone additional executive-branch review.
George Weykamp of Platts asked specifically whether the commission had been in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget or OIRA about the colocation order, citing a February 2025 executive order increasing scrutiny of independent-agency regulatory actions. Rosner said he has worked with Commissioners Xi and Chang to move the colocation matter forward and that he hopes to present something to the commission this year. He added that the matter is a Section 206 contested proceeding and, under FERC’s ex parte rules, detailed discussions about the proceeding must proceed on the public docket.
Maya Weber of S&P Global asked whether another rulemaking item (referred to as “order 871” in the transcript) was reviewed by OMB beyond Paperwork Reduction Act procedures. Rosner said the item went through interagency review, that the commission voted on the order (a unanimous vote), and that it seeks to accelerate needed infrastructure while respecting statutory requirements and protections for landowners.
Rosner’s answers emphasized procedural limits on off-docket discussions for contested matters and reiterated that FERC uses interagency-review processes for rulemakings even when the agency conducts its own statutory analysis.
