---
kind: "section"
citation: "18 C.F.R. § 141.51"
title: "18"
number: "141.51"
heading: "FERC Form No. 714, Annual Electric Balancing Authority Area and Planning Area Report."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/18/141.51"
---

# §141.51. FERC Form No. 714, Annual Electric Balancing Authority Area and Planning Area Report.

- (a) **Who must file.**
  - (1) Any electric utility, as defined by section 3(4) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, [16 U.S.C. 2602](/usc/16/2602.md), operating a balancing authority area, and any group of electric utilities, which by way of contractual arrangements operates as a single balancing authority area, must complete and file the applicable schedules in FERC Form No. 714 with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
  - (2) Any electric utility, or group of electric utilities that constitutes a planning area and that has a peak load greater than 200 megawatts (MW) based on net energy for load for the reporting year, must complete applicable schedules in FERC Form No. 714.
- (b) **When to file.** FERC Form No. 714 must be filed on or before each June 1 for the preceding calendar year.
- (c) **What to file.** FERC Form No. 714, Annual Electric Balancing Authority Area and Planning Area Report, must be filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as prescribed in [§ 385.2011](/cfr/18/385.2011.md) of this chapter and as indicated in the General Instructions set out in this form.

## Notes

### Amendments

[58 FR 52436, Oct. 8, 1993, as amended by Order 20723, 72 FR 20725, Apr. 26, 2007]

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 79; 15 U.S.C. 717-717z; 16 U.S.C. 791a-828c, 2601-2645; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352.

### Amendments

[58 FR 52436, Oct. 8, 1993, as amended by Order 20723, 72 FR 20725, Apr. 26, 2007]