Gas Pipelines Get Rate Tweaks: Yawn-Worthy Filings Alert!
Published Date: 1/22/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got new filings about natural gas pipeline rates and refunds from companies like Columbia Gas and Guardian Pipeline. These filings could change how much customers pay or how pipelines operate, with some changes starting as soon as mid-January 2025. If you want to speak up or get involved, you need to act before the deadlines in late January or early February.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 3 mixed.
Columbia Gas filing effective date
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania filed a revised Statement of Operating Conditions that is described as being effective 12/14/2024. The filing was submitted on 1/15/2025 and has a comment deadline of 5:00 p.m. Eastern on 2/5/2025.
Guardian Pipeline negotiated rates filed
Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C. filed a 4(d) rate filing for negotiated Rate PAL agreements that are described as effective 1/15/2025. The filing was made on 1/15/25 and interested parties must submit comments by 5:00 p.m. Eastern on 1/27/2025.
Capacity release waiver petition
MMGJ Arkansas Upstream, LLC and Razorback Production, LLC filed a joint petition for a limited waiver of the capacity release regulations on 1/14/2025. The public comment deadline for that filing is 5:00 p.m. Eastern on 1/27/2025.
How to become a party (intervene)
If you want to become a party in any of these dockets you must file an intervention under the Commission's Rules (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214, or 385.206) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the docket's specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is required to become a party to the proceeding.
Public Participation Help Offered
The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) can help the public — including landowners, environmental justice communities, and Tribal members — access information and navigate filing interventions, comments, or rehearing requests. The notice lists OPP contact numbers and an email address for assistance.
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